Little Good-Byes

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"Little Good-Byes"
Little Goodbyes Single.jpg
CD single cover
Single by SHeDAISY
from the album The Whole SHeBANG
B-side "Still Holding Out for You" [1]
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1999
Genre Country
Length3:20
Label Lyric Street
Songwriter(s) Kenny Greenberg, Kristyn Osborn, Jason Deere
Producer(s) Dann Huff
SHeDAISY singles chronology
"Little Good-Byes"
(1999)
"This Woman Needs"
(1999)

"Little Good-Byes" is the debut single by American country music group SHeDAISY. The song was written by member Kristyn Osborn alongside Jason Deere and Kenny Greenberg and produced by Dann Huff. It was released on February 12, 1999 as the lead single from their debut studio album The Whole SHeBANG (1999). [2] The song's b-side, "Still Holding Out for You" was later released in April 2001 as the final single from their album. [1]

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Receiving positive reception, "Little Good-Byes" became a success. It reached number three on the US Hot Country Songs and number seven on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks, alongside becoming a crossover hit and peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review, noting that, "It's a solid debut that should serve notice to programmers that there's room for more than one female trio (referencing the Dixie Chicks) in the format." [3]

Music video

The video premiered to CMT on February 14, 1999. [4]

Chart performance

"Little Good-Byes" debuted on the US Hot Country Songs the week of February 27, 1999, at number 67.

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 43
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [8] 48
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 16

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