Last Goodbye (Jeff Buckley song)
"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. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the single peaked at No. 88 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
| "Last Goodbye" | ||||
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| Single by Jeff Buckley | ||||
| from the album Grace | ||||
| Released | January 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Recording Studio, Woodstock, New York (late 1993) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Buckley | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Wallace | |||
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"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. 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.