"Last Goodbye" is a 1994 song by singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, from his album Grace. It was the second single released from the album, after the title song. It was Buckley's most commercially successful song in the US, earning him a belated alternative hit in early 1995, peaking at No. 19 on the U.S. BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart.[1] In Australia, the single peaked at No. 88 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2]
"Last Goodbye" was originally titled "Unforgiven", and had a more straightforward rock feel and instrumentation; it was first recorded at a demo session in 1990.[3] A live version of the song, still titled "Unforgiven", was recorded in 1993 and released on the posthumous 2003 album Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition).
The song also featured at number 3 on Australia's Triple J's 'Hottest 100 of 20 Years' countdown.
Music video
A music video was created for "Last Goodbye", which showed Buckley and the rest of the band playing the song on a stage while video was projected onto them and the wall behind them.
Track listing
UK CD 1 (6620422)
"Last Goodbye (Edit)"
"Last Goodbye (Full Version)"
"Last Goodbye (Live and Acoustic in Japan)"
UK CD 2 (6620425)
"Last Goodbye (Full Version)"
"Dream Brother (Live in Hamburg)"
"So Real (Live and Acoustic in Japan)"
Japanese EP (SRCS-7592)
"Last Goodbye (Edit)"
"Mojo Pin (Live at Wetlands)"
"Kanga-Roo"
"Lost Highway"
Soundtrack appearances and covers
The song is included in the soundtrack of the 2001 film Vanilla Sky. The song is also present in episode 7 of season 4 of Sex Education.
On January 12, 2005, the famed Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD alternative radio station WHFS played "Last Goodbye" as their final track before going under new management as a modern Latin music station. It has also been used by other alternative stations as their last song, including WRXP in New York City (before switching to a simulcast of WFAN), WBRU in Providence, and KRBZ in Kansas City.
