Out of Goodbyes

"Out of Goodbyes"
Song by Maroon 5 featuring Lady Antebellum
from the album Hands All Over
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)
RecordedJuly - December 2009
StudioLake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland[1]
GenreCountry ballad[2]
Length3:17
LabelA&M Octone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Music video
"Out of Goodbyes" on YouTube

"Out of Goodbyes" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5, featuring the country band Lady Antebellum.[3] It was released as the closing track on their third studio album, Hands All Over (2010). "Out of Goodbyes" sees Maroon 5 branching out from their usual funk rock/pop sound and making a country ballad. Although the song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did peak at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[4]

Background

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The majority of "Out of Goodbyes" was recorded in one day during the "Hands All Over" sessions. The started as an idea member Jesse Carmichael had been playing on acoustic guitar.[5] He stated that it originally "sounded more Fleetwood Mac-influenced", but as frontman Adam Levine started adding more harmonies, it took on more of a country feel.[6] After the song was complete, the band realized it would work well as a duet, and so contacted Lady Antebellum to feature on it. On the song Levine stated "Mutt helped me orchestrate some higher harmony things that sounded like they could be from a female,. We thought, 'Wow, we need a girl to sing this, it sounds like a country duet.' And that's what it turned into,"[7] and "They did an incredible job. We wrote the song and her voice (Hillary Scott) was perfect for it and the band filled in the spaces in a beautiful way. It was a great collaboration."[8]

Critical reception

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"Out of Goodbyes" received mixed reviews from critics. On the positive side, writers from the BBC called it a "sonic delight",[9] and Now chose it as the album's best song.[10] On the negative side, Pop Blerd called the song the weakest of the album,[11] and V13 called it "pretty but not very interesting".[12]

Music video

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The music video for "Out of Goodbyes" was released on YouTube on May 17th, 2011.[13] The video shows neither band,[14] instead being a story with a man and a woman. It shows the woman cleaning a bloody wound and removing a bullet from the man's chest, after which she gets up to leave, but instead grabs her revolver and shoots him.[15][16] The video features country singer/actor Dwight Yoakam as the cowboy and actress Diora Baird as the woman.[17][18] It was directed by Travis Schneider.[13]

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 3
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[19] 58

Personnel

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Based on the liner notes of Hands All Over as well as the documentary "Vevey Forever".[20]

Maroon 5

Lady Antebellum

Production

  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange – producer
  • Sam Farrar – additional production, composer, engineer, programming
  • Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – additional production, composer, engineer, programming
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • Isha Erskine – engineer
  • Mike Shipley – mixing engineer
  • Olle Romo – Pro-Tools engineer
  • Brian Wohlgemuth – assistant Pro-Tools engineer

References

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  1. ^ "News". Maroon 5. 2010-05-10. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Hugh (18 September 2010). "Maroon 5: Hands All Over". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ Berry, Trisha (23 September 2011). "Lady Antebellum Teams Up With Maroon 5's Adam Levine! [VIDEO] Read More: Lady Antebellum Teams Up With Maroon 5's Adam Levine! [VIDEO]". MyCountry955.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Bubbling Under Hot 100 – Issue Date: 2010-10-09". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Maroon 5 (24 September 2010). "Maroon 5 - Making The Album "Hands All Over"". YouTube. Retrieved 28 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Hall, Russell (20 September 2011). "With 'Hands All Over,' Maroon 5 Hits Stride". BMI.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ NPR Staff (25 September 2010). "Maroon 5 Reaches For More On 'Hands All Over'". NPR.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ Castellanos, Melissa (7 July 2010). "Maroon 5's Adam Levine Lured by "Lady A"". CBS News. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  9. ^ McAlpine, Fraser (2010). "Maroon 5 Hands All Over Review". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  10. ^ Keller, Jason (2010-09-23). "Maroon 5". Now. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  11. ^ MJ (23 September 2010). "Maroon 5's New Record Could Benefit From Some Dirtier "Hands"". PopBlerd. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  12. ^ Slater, Joanne (13 December 2010). "Maroon 5 – "Hands All Over"". V13.net. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b Maroon 5 (17 May 2011). "Out of Goodbyes with Lady Antebellum". YouTube. Retrieved 28 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ MJ (20 May 2011). "The Viewfinder: Maroon 5's "Out of Goodbyes"". PopBlerd. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  15. ^ "New Maroon 5 Featuring Lady Antebellum!". Maroon 5.com. 2011-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  16. ^ Ethan (17 May 2011). "Maroon 5 and Lady Antebellum – "Out Of Goodbyes" [VIDEO]". 1025kiss. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  17. ^ SLN Staff Writer (17 May 2011). "NEW VIDEO: Maroon 5 With Lady Antebellum "Out Of Goodbyes"". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  18. ^ Skjellaug, Roy (2011). "New Video: Maroon 5 & Lady Antebellum "Out Of Goodbyes"". Country4U. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Digital Song Sales". Billboard. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  20. ^ Schneider, Travis (2010). "Maroon 5 • VEVEY FOREVER • Making 'Hands All Over'". YouTube. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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