Goodbye Kiss

"Goodbye Kiss" is Kasabian's third single from their fourth album, Velociraptor!. The track has been released first as a music video and then as a single A-side 10" Vinyl on February 20. Also, it is available as a digital download.[2] On 27 November 2011, Kasabian performed "Goodbye Kiss" during the BBC's Formula 1 and performed on 2011 closing season montage and on BBC's The Graham Norton Show.

"Goodbye Kiss"
Single by Kasabian
from the album Velociraptor!
Released20 February 2012
GenreBritpop[1]
Length4:03
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Sergio Pizzorno
Producer(s)Dan the Automator
Kasabian singles chronology
"Re-Wired"
(2011)		 "Goodbye Kiss"
(2012)		 "Man of Simple Pleasures"
(2012)
Velociraptor! track listing
  1. "Let's Roll Just Like We Used To"
  2. "Days Are Forgotten"
  3. "Goodbye Kiss"
  4. "La Fée Verte"
  5. "Velociraptor"
  6. "Acid Turkish Bath
    (Shelter from the Storm)"
  7. "I Hear Voices"
  8. "Re-Wired"
  9. "Man of Simple Pleasures"
  10. "Switchblade Smiles"
  11. "Neon Noon"

Music video

Regarding the video release, the band have left the following message along on their official website: "Shot in no-nonsense, classic black and white, it captures the band live on stage during their massive gigs at London's O2.".[3] Being a live video, it also features guitarist Jay Mehler, live keyboardist Ben Kealey and trumpet player Gary Alesbrook on tambourine.

Track listing

iTunes Single

No.TitleLength
1."Goodbye Kiss"4:04
2."Narcotic Farm"3:03
3."Narcotic Farm (Actress's Mad House Mix)"3:47

Personnel
  • Tom Meighan – lead vocals
  • Sergio Pizzorno – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Chris Edwards – bass
  • Ian Matthews – drums, percussion
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings

Chart performance

The song entered the Belgium Ultratip Chart at 63 in Flanders and 43 in Wallonia, meaning that on the overall chart Goodbye Kiss fares at 113 and 93, respectively. So far it has peaked at 19 in Flanders and 29 in Wallonia. In Italy the song was a commercial success, peaking at 9 on the official Federation of the Italian Music Industry charts and reached platinum certification.

Peak positions
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 29
Italy (FIMI)[6] 9
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 81
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 76

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[9] Platinum 30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Lana Del Rey version

American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey covered the song for Radio One's Live Lounge on April 20, 2012.[10] Her performance's original upload to YouTube garnered 3.8 million views,[11] while unofficial uploads have collectively gathered 13.4 million views on the platform as of August 2020.[12][13] Unlike the original upbeat track, Del Rey's version was stripped – being only accompanied by acoustic guitars and piano backing.

While talking about her choice of the song, Del Rey commented "All of my boyfriends had loved Kasabian and I'd never listened to them. I started and I really like this song. I love this song and I love the melody, I love the way the boys sing it.[14] The cover was prompted by the band performing their own rendition of Del Rey's track "Video Games" also during a Live Lounge session.

Christopher Rosen of The Huffington Post commented that Del Rey's rendition is "more mournful and overwrought, but still kinda good".[15] Andrew Martin of Complex magazine wrote that "Her stripped-down cover glides by on the strength of her chill vocals and some equally subdued guitar and piano. You can watch the performance above."[16] Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian commented that Del Rey's cover was "fucking beautiful" adding that "I'm really proud. Obviously we covered one of hers, 'Video Games', so it was quite a sweet thing to do back. It's a really nice gesture. It's proper old-school."[17]

References
  1. "Kasabian: Velociraptor! - Paste". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Kasabian – Goodbye Kiss" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. "Kasabian – Goodbye Kiss" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. "Artisti - Classifica settimanale dal 16/04/2012 al 22/04/2012" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  7. "Schweizer Airplay Charts 46/2012 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Italian single certifications – Kasabian – Goodbye Kiss" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2012" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Goodbye Kiss" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  10. "BBC Radio 1 - Fearne Cotton, Friday: Lana del Rey Live Lounge, Lana del Rey - Goodbye Kiss in the Live Lounge".
  11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Lana Del Rey - Goodbye Kiss in the Radio 1 Live Lounge". YouTube.
  12. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Goodbye Kiss - Lana Del Rey (lyrics)". YouTube.
  13. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Lana Del Rey - Goodbye Kiss". YouTube.
  14. "Lana del Rey covers Kasabian's 'Goodbye Kiss' – listen". NME. 20 April 2012.
  15. "WATCH: Lana del Rey Covers Indie Rock Band". 21 April 2012.
  16. "Watch Lana del Rey Cover Kasabian's "Goodbye Kiss" in BBC Radio's Live Lounge". Complex Networks.
  17. "Kasabian: Lana del Rey cover beautiful". Digital Spy. 23 April 2012.
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