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'{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> | Name = 50 Ways to Say Goodbye | Cover = Train 50 Ways to Say Goodbye.jpg | Artist = [[Train (band)|Train]] | Album = [[California 37 (Train album)|California 37]] | Released = {{start date|2012|06|11}} | B-side = "Brand New Book" | Format = {{Flat list| *[[CD single]] *[[Music download|digital download]]}} | Recorded = | Genre = {{Flat list| *[[Pop rock]] *[[Latin pop]] *[[folk rock]]}} | Length = 4:08 | Label = {{Flat list| *[[Columbia Records|Columbia]] *[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]}} | Writer = {{Flat list| *[[Patrick Monahan]] *[[Espen Lind]] *[[Amund Bjørklund]]}} | Producer = {{Flat list| *[[Espionage (production team)|Espionage]] *[[Butch Walker]]}} | Certification = | Last single = "[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]"<br />(2012) | This single = "'''50 Ways to Say Goodbye'''"<br />(2012) | Next single = "[[Bruises (Train song)|Bruises]]"<br />(2012) | Misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|GSBFehvLJDc|"50 Ways To Say Goodbye"}}}} }} "'''50 Ways to Say Goodbye'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[pop rock]] [[rock band|band]] [[Train (band)|Train]]. It is the second single from their sixth studio album, ''[[California 37 (Train album)|California 37]]'' and is the fifth track on the album. It officially impacted [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] and [[Pop music|pop]] radio in the United States on June 11, 2012. It peaked at number 20 on the [[Billboard_Hot_100|Hot 100]]. It was certified gold by the RIAA on September 20, 2012.<ref>http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database</ref><!-- Search by Single Name: 50 Ways to Say Goodbye --> The success of the song led to an android app titled "50 Ways to Survive". The app's gameplay is inspired by the lyrics of the song and also features an instrumental version of the song playing in the background. ==Composition== "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" is a pop rock song in the key of E{{music|flat}} minor. It is in common time with a tempo of 140 beats per minute. It utilizes electric guitars and a [[mariachi]] influenced brass section and acoustic guitar.This song also steals the riff from "The Phantom Of The Opera", cementing the lack of artistry Train demonstrates, and I am salty because Train has talent and I do not. <ref>"[http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/productDetail.do?itemId=1000151323 50 Ways to Say Goodbye]". ''SheetMusicDirect''. Retrieved on 2013-02-25.<!-- Shows E minor but notice footnote: "Recorded a half step lower." --></ref><ref>http://www.karaoke-version.com/custombackingtrack/train/50-ways-to-say-goodbye.html</ref> The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek narrative where, to save face, the singer claims he will say his girlfriend died in a variety of outlandish ways rather than admit he was dumped by her. ==Critical reception== Nick Bassett of ''The Re-View'' compared "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" to [[Drive By (song)|its predecessor]], saying that "whilst it lacks that Summery carefree vibe [of "[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]"], this newbie is still buoyed by a jaunty radio-friendly chorus".<ref>{{cite web|title=Train: 50 Ways To Say Goodbye (Official Music Video)|url=http://there-view.tumblr.com/post/26151220829/train-debut-new-video-for-50-ways-to-say-goodbye}}</ref> The melody of the song has also been compared with the song "[[The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song)|The Phantom of the Opera]]" from the musical of the [[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|same name]] by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Train: 50 Ways to Say Goodbye (TRAINVEVO) (Comment by JA Products)|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSBFehvLJDc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=LISTEN: New Train Single Sounds Like Phantom Of The Opera Theme Song. Hear '50 Ways To Say Goodbye.'(Comment by JA Products)|url=http://wxerfm.com/blogs/post/jfrieders/2012/jun/14/new-train-single-sounds-phantom-opera-theme-song-l/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Comparison - Train's 50 Ways To Say Goodbye & Phantom Of The Opera|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1wQlvMf8V4/}}</ref> ==Music video== The music video was directed by [[Marc Klasfeld]] and features [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Taryn Manning]], and a Mariachi trio. It is set in a supermarket (Jimmy portrays the checker and Scott plays the butcher), with cutaways to the various excuses Pat makes for his girlfriend's absence and the band performing onstage. ==Track listing== *;Digital download #"50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – 4:08 *;CD single<ref name="cd">{{cite web|title=Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye|url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Train/50-Ways-To-Say-Goodbye/P/2669980|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH]]|accessdate=December 15, 2012|language=German}}</ref> #"50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – 4:08 #"Brand New Book" – 3:47 ==Credits== *Pat Monahan - songwriter, lead vocals *Espen Lind - songwriter, producer, additional guitars, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming *Amund Bjorklund - songwriter, producer, programming *Jimmy Stafford - guitar *Scott Underwood - drums *Hector Maldonado - bass *Jerry Becker - keyboards *Brad Magers - horns ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2012-13) !Peak<br/>position |- {{singlechart|Australia|16|artist=Train|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=Train|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye}} |- {{singlechart|Canada|17|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Czech Republic|4|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|year=2012|week=50}} |- {{singlechart|latauslista|7|artist=Train|song=50 Ways to Say Goodbye|week=32|year=2012|refname=FIN download|accessdate=February 10, 2015}} |- |Iceland ([[Tonlist]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tonlist.is/Music/Chartlist/506/ |title=Icelandic Singles Chart |publisher=Tonlist.is |date= |accessdate=2013-05-11}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- {{singlechart|Israelairplay|8|artist=Train|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|year=2012|week=45}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch40|14|artist=Train|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye}} |- {{singlechart|UK|50|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|date=2012-08-18}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|20|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|4|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|11|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|4|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|17|song=50 Ways To Say Goodbye|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2012) !scope="col"|Position |- |US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-100-songs?begin=81&order=position|title=Best of 2012 - Hot 100 Songs|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|81 |- |} {{col-end}} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States | June 11, 2012<ref>http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases</ref> | [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary radio]] airplay |rowspan="2"| [[Columbia Records]], [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]] |- | July 31, 2012<ref>http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases</ref> | [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream radio]] airplay |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{MetroLyrics song|train|50-ways-to-say-goodbye}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Train}} {{Train singles}} [[Category:2012 singles]] [[Category:Train (band) songs]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld]] [[Category:Songs written by Amund Bjorklund]] [[Category:Songs written by Espen Lind]] [[Category:Songs written by Patrick Monahan]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Butch Walker]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Espionage (production team)]] [[Category:2012 songs]] [[Category:Columbia Records singles]]'