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{{Short description|1984 single by Julian Lennon}}
{{Short description|1984 single by Julian Lennon}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Too Late for Goodbyes
| name = Too Late for Goodbyes
| cover = Single Julian Lennon Too Late For Goodbyes cover.jpg
| cover = Single Julian Lennon Too Late For Goodbyes cover.jpg
| border = yes
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Julian Lennon]]
| artist = [[Julian Lennon]]
| album = [[Valotte]]
| album = [[Valotte]]
| B-side = {{ubl|"Well I Don't Know" (UK 7")|"Let Me Be" (US 7")|"Big Mama", "Well I Don't Know" (UK 12")}}
| B-side = {{ubl|"Well I Don't Know" (UK 7")|"Let Me Be" (US 7")|"Big Mama", "Well I Don't Know" (UK 12")}}
| released = 24 September 1984 (UK)<br/>January 1985 (US)
| released = {{Start date|1984|9|24|df=y}} (UK)<br/>January 1985 (US)
| recorded = February{{snd}}August 1984
| recorded = February{{snd}}August 1984
| studio = [[BearTracks Studios]], in [[Suffern, New York]]
| studio = [[BearTracks Studios]] ([[Suffern, New York]])
| genre = [[New wave]]
| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]]
| length = 3:30
| length = 3:30
| label = [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] (UK)<br/>[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (US)
| label = [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] (UK)<br/>[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (US)
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|aQs1Ynq0rlk|"Too Late for Goodbyes}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|aQs1Ynq0rlk|"Too Late for Goodbyes}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Too Late for Goodbyes'''" is the first single (second in the U.S.) from [[Julian Lennon]]'s 1984 album ''[[Valotte]]''. It featured the [[harmonica]] of [[Toots Thielemans|Jean "Toots" Thielemans]], and it was a top-10 hit, reaching No. 6 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in November 1984,<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Julian Lennon's UK chart positions] ''Chart Stats.'' Retrieved 9 July 2010.</ref> and No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in late March 1985.<ref name="billboard">"[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=julian lennon|chart=all}} Billboard chart history for Too Late for Goodbyes]" ''Billboard.com.'' Retrieved 9 July 2010.</ref> B-side "Big Mama" has been described by Lennon as "semi-[[hard rock]]".<ref name=hjBig>{{cite web|last=Burianek |first=CJ |url=http://heyjules.com/lyrics/bigmamma.html |title=Valotte: Big Mama |publisher=Heyjules.com |date= |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=RadioToo>{{cite AV media |people=Harvey, Phil (Host); Lennon, Julian (Star) |date=23–28 May 1985 |title=Too Late For Goodbyes The Julian Lennon Radio Special |medium=Radio |url=http://heyjules.com/valotte/radio/1985may23toolate.html |accessdate=15 June 2013 |publisher=Radio International |location=}}</ref>
"'''Too Late for Goodbyes'''" is the first single (second in the US) from [[Julian Lennon]]'s debut studio album ''[[Valotte]]'' (1984). It featured the [[harmonica]] of [[Toots Thielemans|Jean "Toots" Thielemans]], and it was a top-10 hit, reaching No. 6 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in November 1984,<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Julian Lennon's UK chart positions] ''Chart Stats.'' Retrieved 9 July 2010.</ref> and No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in late March 1985.<ref name="billboard">"[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=julian lennon|chart=all}} Billboard chart history for Too Late for Goodbyes]" ''Billboard.com.'' Retrieved 9 July 2010.</ref> B-side "Big Mama" has been described by Lennon as "semi-[[hard rock]]".<ref name=hjBig>{{cite web|last=Burianek |first=CJ |url=http://heyjules.com/lyrics/bigmamma.html |title=Valotte: Big Mama |publisher=Heyjules.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901200851/http://heyjules.com/lyrics/bigmamma.html |accessdate=15 June 2013|archive-date=1 September 2017 }}</ref><ref name=RadioToo>{{cite AV media |people=Harvey, Phil (Host); Lennon, Julian (Star) |date=23–28 May 1985 |title=Too Late For Goodbyes The Julian Lennon Radio Special |medium=Radio |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110111301/http://heyjules.com/valotte/radio/1985may23toolate.html |accessdate=15 June 2013 |publisher=Radio International }}</ref>


''[[Cash Box]]'' said that "a galloping [[reggae]] [[backbeat]] and some exquisite [[Muscle Shoals]] guitar work back up Lennon’s spare lyric phrasing and lend the song a strong ride."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1985/CB-1985-01-19.pdf|date=January 19, 1985|accessdate=2022-07-26|page=8}}</ref>
''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' said that "a galloping [[reggae]] [[backbeat]] and some exquisite [[Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section|Muscle Shoals]] guitar work back up Lennon’s spare lyric phrasing and lend the song a strong ride."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1985/CB-1985-01-19.pdf|date=19 January 1985|accessdate=2022-07-26|page=8}}</ref>


"Too Late for Goodbyes" peaked at #1 on March 16, 1985 at the U.S. [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart,<ref name="billboard"/> spending two weeks at the top of this chart. The music video for the song was directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]],<ref name=hj84>{{cite web|last=Burianek |first=CJ |url=http://www.heyjules.com/bio/1984.html |title=1984 - The Debut Release Valotte |publisher=Heyjules.com |date= |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> and produced by [[Martin Lewis (producer)|Martin Lewis]].<ref name=EoAC>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of American Cinema|year=2007|publisher=MobileReference.com|location=Boston|isbn=9781605011455|edition=illustrated}}</ref> To date, it is the most successful song of Lennon's career.
"Too Late for Goodbyes" peaked at #1 on 16 March 1985 at the US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart,<ref name="billboard"/> spending two weeks at the top of this chart. The music video for the song was directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]],<ref name=hj84>{{cite web|last=Burianek |first=CJ |url=http://www.heyjules.com/bio/1984.html |title=1984 – The Debut Release Valotte |publisher=Heyjules.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182813/http://www.heyjules.com/bio/1984.html |accessdate=15 June 2013|archive-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref> and produced by [[Martin Lewis (humorist)|Martin Lewis]].<ref name=EoAC>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of American Cinema|year=2007|publisher=MobileReference.com|location=Boston|isbn=9781605011455|edition=illustrated}}</ref> To date, it is the most successful song of Lennon's career.

This song was dedicated to Julian's late father{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} [[John Lennon]], who was killed in 1980, though Julian Lennon has stated that the song was not about his relationship with his father, but was instead about a woman.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
;UK 7" single ([[Charisma Records|Charisma]] JL1)<ref name=hj80>{{cite web|last=Burianek |first=CJ |url=http://www.heyjules.com/discography/80singles.html |title=Julian Lennon Singles from the 80s |publisher=Heyjules.com |date= |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>
'''UK 7" single ([[Charisma Records|Charisma]] JL1)'''<ref name=hj80>{{cite web|last=Burianek |first=CJ |url=http://www.heyjules.com/discography/80singles.html |title=Julian Lennon Singles from the 80s |publisher=Heyjules.com |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>
#"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
# "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
#"Well I Don't Know" – 4:35
# "Well I Don't Know" – 4:35


;US 7" single ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] 7-89589)<ref name=hj80/>
'''US 7" single ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] 7-89589)'''<ref name=hj80/>
#"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
# "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
#"Let Me Be" – 2:12
# "Let Me Be" – 2:12


;UK 12" single (Charisma JL112)<ref name=hj80/>
'''UK 12" single (Charisma JL112)'''<ref name=hj80/>
#"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
# "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
#"Big Mama" – 3:16
# "Big Mama" – 3:16
#"Well I Don't Know" – 4:35
# "Well I Don't Know" – 4:35


;US 12" single ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] 0-86899)<ref name=hj80/>
'''US 12" single ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] 0-86899)'''<ref name=hj80/>
#"Too Late for Goodbyes (Extended Special Mix)" – 5:55
# "Too Late for Goodbyes (Extended Special Mix)" – 5:55
#"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
# "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
#"Let Me Be" – 2:12
# "Let Me Be" – 2:12


==Musicians==
==In popular culture==
* [[Julian Lennon]] – lead vocals and backing vocals, synthesizers, electronic drums and drum machine
* The song is featured in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' on the in-game radio station, [[Music of Grand Theft Auto V|Los Santos Rock Radio]].
* [[Barry Beckett]] – synthesizer
* [[Justin Clayton]] – rhythm guitar
* [[Martin Briley]] – rhythm guitar
* [[Marcus Miller]] – bass
* [[Toots Thielemans]] – harmonica


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts and certifications==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |url=http://Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= 30 March 2012|accessdate=2018-01-04}}</ref>
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |url=http://Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= 30 March 2012|accessdate=2018-01-04}}</ref>
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|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=8632& |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1985-05-04 |accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref>
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=8632& |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1985-05-04 |accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref>
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|{{singlechart|Ireland2|5|song=Too Late for Goodbyes|accessdate=January 14, 2018}}
|{{singlechart|Ireland2|5|song=Too Late for Goodbyes|accessdate=14 January 2018}}
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|New Zealand
|New Zealand
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|[[Swiss Hitparade|Switzerland]] ([[Swiss Hitparade]])
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|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] ([[The Official Charts Company|OCC]])
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|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] ([[Official Charts]])
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|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' – {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
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|UK Singles (Gallup)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1985/Music-Week-1985-01-26-I-IDX-55.pdf|title=Top 100 Singles 1984|publisher=Music Week|access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref>
|UK Singles (Gallup)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1985/Music-Week-1985-01-26-I-IDX-55.pdf|title=Top 100 Singles 1984|publisher=Music Week|access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref>
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|US ''Cash Box'' <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1985YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1985 |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712115455/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1985YESP.html |archive-date=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|US ''Cash Box''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1985YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1985 |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712115455/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1985YESP.html |archive-date=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1985 (U.S.)]]
* [[List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1985]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQs1Ynq0rlk | title=Too Late for Goodbyes - Original Music Video - directed by Sam Peckinpah}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQs1Ynq0rlk | title=Too Late for Goodbyes – Original Music Video – directed by Sam Peckinpah| date=14 July 2011| via=[[YouTube]]}}
* {{discogs master|type=single|151207}}

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Latest revision as of 23:57, 3 November 2024

"Too Late for Goodbyes"
Single by Julian Lennon
from the album Valotte
B-side
  • "Well I Don't Know" (UK 7")
  • "Let Me Be" (US 7")
  • "Big Mama", "Well I Don't Know" (UK 12")
Released24 September 1984 (1984-09-24) (UK)
January 1985 (US)
RecordedFebruary – August 1984
StudioBearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York)
GenreNew wave
Length3:30
LabelCharisma (UK)
Atlantic (US)
Songwriter(s)Julian Lennon
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Julian Lennon singles chronology
"Too Late for Goodbyes"
(1984) 		"Valotte"
(1984)
Music video
"Too Late for Goodbyes on YouTube

"Too Late for Goodbyes" is the first single (second in the US) from Julian Lennon's debut studio album Valotte (1984). It featured the harmonica of Jean "Toots" Thielemans, and it was a top-10 hit, reaching No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1984,[1] and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late March 1985.[2] B-side "Big Mama" has been described by Lennon as "semi-hard rock".[3][4]

Cash Box said that "a galloping reggae backbeat and some exquisite Muscle Shoals guitar work back up Lennon’s spare lyric phrasing and lend the song a strong ride."[5]

"Too Late for Goodbyes" peaked at #1 on 16 March 1985 at the US Adult Contemporary chart,[2] spending two weeks at the top of this chart. The music video for the song was directed by Sam Peckinpah,[6] and produced by Martin Lewis.[7] To date, it is the most successful song of Lennon's career.

Track listing

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UK 7" single (Charisma JL1)[8]

  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  2. "Well I Don't Know" – 4:35

US 7" single (Atlantic 7-89589)[8]

  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  2. "Let Me Be" – 2:12

UK 12" single (Charisma JL112)[8]

  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  2. "Big Mama" – 3:16
  3. "Well I Don't Know" – 4:35

US 12" single (Atlantic 0-86899)[8]

  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes (Extended Special Mix)" – 5:55
  2. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  3. "Let Me Be" – 2:12

Musicians

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Charts and certifications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Julian Lennon's UK chart positions Chart Stats. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard chart history for Too Late for Goodbyes" Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ Burianek, CJ. "Valotte: Big Mama". Heyjules.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ Harvey, Phil (Host); Lennon, Julian (Star) (23–28 May 1985). Too Late For Goodbyes The Julian Lennon Radio Special (Radio). Radio International. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 19 January 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ Burianek, CJ. "1984 – The Debut Release Valotte". Heyjules.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  7. ^ Encyclopedia of American Cinema (illustrated ed.). Boston: MobileReference.com. 2007. ISBN 9781605011455.
  8. ^ a b c d Burianek, CJ. "Julian Lennon Singles from the 80s". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". 30 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 4 May 1985. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Too Late for Goodbyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  12. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". 1 February 1985. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  13. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 138.
  15. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 30, 1985". Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1984" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  17. ^ "RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985". RPM. Vol. 43, no. 16. 28 December 1985. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  18. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  19. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1985". Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Gold Record". Beatles Awards. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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