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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]] | Released = {{start date|2012|06|11}} | Format = [[Music download|Digital download]] | Recorded = | Genre = [[Pop rock]], [[Latin pop]], [[folk rock]] | Length = 4:08 | Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] | Writer = [[Patrick Monahan]], [[Espen Lind]], [[Amund Bjørklund]] | Producer = [[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 = }} "'''50 Ways to Say Goodbye'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[pop rock]] [[rock band|band]] [[Train (band)|Train]] from their sixth studio album, ''[[California 37]]''. 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 Sep 20, 2012.<ref>http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database</ref> ==Composition== "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" is a pop rock song in the key of E♭ 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.<ref>http://www.karaoke-version.com/custombackingtrack/train/50-ways-to-say-goodbye.html</ref> ==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 Phantom of the Opera (song)|The Phantom of the Opera]]" theme from the musical of 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]] and [[Taryn Manning]]. ==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 Mandoalo - 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|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Czech Republic|4|year=2012|week=50}} |- {{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|date=2012-08-18}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|20|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|17|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|4|artist=Train|artistid={{BillboardID|Train}}}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|20|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/news#/charts-year-end/hot-100-songs?year=2012&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}} {{Train singles}} [[Category:2012 singles]] [[Category:Train (band) songs]] [[Category:Songs written by Espen Lind]] [[Category:Songs written by Amund Bjorklund]] [[Category:Songs written by Patrick Monahan]] [[Category:Songs produced by Butch Walker]] [[es:50 Ways to Say Goodbye]] [[it:50 Ways to Say Goodbye]] [[pt:50 Ways to Say Goodbye]]'