| "A Bad Goodbye" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Clint Black with Wynonna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album No Time to Kill | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "The Hard Way" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | May 3, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD Single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Country | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | RCA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Clint Black | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Clint Black and James Stroud | |||||||||||||||||||
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"A Bad Goodbye" is the title of a song written by American country music artist Clint Black and recorded Black and Wynonna. The song was recorded after the two toured together during their "Black and Wy" tour in 1993. Serving as the lead-off single to Black's 1993 album, No Time to Kill, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.[1] In addition, it was Black's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #43 there.[2]
The song was also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the 1993 Academy of Country Music awards.[3]
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In his review of Black's album, Time magazine reviewer Christopher John Farley noted that Judd's voice "draws out an emotional edge" in Black's voice. Overall, he thought that the collaboration added an edge to No Time to Kill that Black's first three albums lacked.[4] Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the lyrics "direct, moving and majestic." She goes on to say that the song has "'single of the year' written all over it."[5]
The song followed a "Black & Wy" tour, which featured Judd and Black touring together.[6]
The music video was directed by Peter Nydrle and premiered in May 1993.
"A Bad Goodbye" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 15, 1993.
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 43 |
| Canadian RPM Country Singles | 1 |
| Preceded by "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 14, 1993 |
Succeeded by "We'll Burn That Bridge" by Brooks & Dunn |
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