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“Bye Bye”
Single by Mariah Carey from the album E=MC²
Released	April 14, 2008 (see release history)
Format	CD single, digital download, maxi single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	4:26 (Album version) 3:55 (Radio edit)
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Mariah Carey, Johnta Austin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer	Stargate, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Touch My Body" (2008) "Bye Bye" (2008) "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" (2008)
Alternate cover
UK Club Promo Cover

"Bye Bye" is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey, Johnta Austin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen for Carey's eleventh studio album, E=MC².¹²³ It was produced by Carey and Stargate, and was released as the second single from the album.

Song information

MTV stated that although the song appears to be about her deceased grandmother, Carey "extends this song about death to be for anybody 'who just lost somebody' they truly care about and those who lost someone they hate, you still end up either feeling guilty or missing them".⁴ Carey believed that by making "Bye Bye" more open, "everybody could kind of be healed by the song and have their own experience listening to it".⁵

The song premiered on radio April 7, 2008 and has been played on various radio stations in the United States, according to Mediabase.⁶ The single became available to download at iTunes on April 14, 2008.¹

Carey first performed "Bye Bye" on T4 4Music and performed it again live on April 14, 2008, the single's digital release date, on The Oprah Winfrey Show and then again, two days later, on the result show of American Idol season 7 on April 16.¹ Carey performed the song on Good Morning America on April 25, 2008.

The single officially went for adds on April 22, 2008 on Mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover stations.⁷

There are currently two r'n'b remixes for "Bye Bye", the first features Jay Z, while the second is assisted by Akon and Lil Wayne. For the clubs, remixes were produced by Al B. Rich, Tony Moran & Warren Rigg, Firesigns & Dusty O.

The song was nominated for R&B Track award at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. ⁸

In some European countries (like The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland) the song was never released, instead "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time", was sent to radio stations in July 2008 as the official 2nd single from the album.

Critical reception

In its review of the song, VH1 said that the song appears to be too basic for an artist like Carey, and that it was like "insurance — in case nothing else is a hit, here's a sure-shot".⁹ Elsewhere, the song has received a positive response from critics. For instance, Rap-Up.com stated that "Bye Bye" is "a song everyone can relate to [and] it will get some listeners teary-eyed."; it also stated that the single would "probably be Mariah's 19th #1".¹⁰ Similarly, Bill Lamb from About.com stated that although "[n]othing is ever a sure bet to be a #1 hit, ["Bye Bye"] is about as close as it gets"; he also stated that the song has "universal appeal".¹¹ Bob Burke from FMQB.com stated that the single was "another gem with multi-format hit potential" and that the single was "destined to be her nineteenth #1 hit."¹² The magazine Blues and Soul gave the single a rating of 8/10, stating that it was "[a]n absolutely stunning track, sung in an absolutely stunning manor [sic] by an absolutely stunning diva".¹³ Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine commented that the song "seems poised to have Carey greet the top of the pops for a 19th time".¹⁴

Chart performance

"Bye Bye" debuted at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the "Hot Shot Debut", selling 60,000 downloads,¹⁵ following her performance of the song on American Idol and The Oprah Winfrey Show; it eventually peaked at #19. So far, "Bye Bye" sold 383,831 legal downloads in United States.^{citation needed} The single has remained in the chart 12 weeks.¹⁶ The song peaked at #17 at U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and at #11 at Hot Digital Songs. "Bye Bye" was a fair hit in american radios. The single gathered 53,297,000 million audience impressions.¹⁷

In Canadian Hot 100, "Bye Bye" reached #34,¹⁸ becoming her 32nd top 40 hit.¹⁹ The single has remained in the chart 12 weeks.¹⁶

It peaked at #7 in New Zealand. "Bye Bye" has remained in the chart 8 weeks.¹⁶

In Europe, "Bye Bye" reaching #84 on the European Hot 100²⁰, debuted at #70 in German Media Control Singles Chart where it stayed on the chart for two weeks.²¹ and also debuted in Slovakia IFPI Singles Chart at #97 and after 4 weeks in the chart peaked at #72.²²

It was released in the UK on June 23, 2008; however, "Bye Bye" had already charted at #56 on the UK Singles Chart four weeks before release of the physical single - on the strength of digital downloads, and spending the next three weeks in the top 50. The physical release of "Bye Bye" saw the song climb to #30.

In Asia, "Bye Bye" reached #73 in Japan Hot 100²³ , reached #14 in Turkey²⁴ and #2 in Taiwan.²⁵. It also reached #1 on MTV Asia's Top 20 chart. In South Korea, "Bye Bye" topped BGM foreign singles charts including Naver, Cyworld over 2 months (including Cyworld BGM chart #1 for over 6 weeks) since its debut.²⁶

At Croatia's Year-end airplay chart, "Bye Bye" appears at #54.²⁷

Music video

The director of the video is Justin Francis. The video consists of multiple scenes with Carey and her husband Nick Cannon, along with various behind-the-scenes footage of Carey at various promotional events. The video then closes with pictures of various deceased people, including her dad Alfred Roy, her grandmother, David Cole, Luciano Pavarotti, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Luther Vandross, all of whom Carey had collaborated with during her career. It also features Jessica Simpson, with whom she collaborated with during her early career. During their collaboration, Simpson's grandmother passed away. Mariah added the short photo as a tribute to her booming career.

After Carey cancelled scheduled appearances on TRL and BET's 106 and Park to premiere the "Bye Bye" music video on several occasions, it finally premiered on Comcast.net at midnight on May 5, 2008.²⁸

So far, the music video for "Bye Bye" has been viewed over 13 million times on popular video-sharing website YouTube.²⁹

The video has reached number 1 in MTV Thailand International Chart. ³⁰ and stayed for 6 weeks at number 1 in the MYX International Top 20 in the Philippines. ³¹

The music video for "Bye Bye" has reached number 18 in HitList Portugal by MTV Portugal.³²

In MTV Asia Chart Attack, the music video was number 1.³³

Track listings and formats

EU 12" vinyl

1. "Bye Bye" (Album version) – 4:26
2. "Bye Bye" (So So Def remix feat. Jay-Z) – 3:57

UK CD single 1

1. "Bye Bye" (Album version) – 4:26
2. "Bye Bye" (So So Def remix feat. Jay-Z) – 3:57

UK CD single 2

1. "Bye Bye" (Album version) – 4:26
2. "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Club Mix) – 9:56
3. "We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss and Styles P.) – 4:28
4. "Bye Bye" (Video)

German CD Single

1. "Bye Bye" (Album version) - 4:26
2. "Touch My Body" (Subkulcha radio edit) - 4:34
3. "Bye Bye" (TV Edit)- 3:55
4. "We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss and Styles P.) - 4:28

UK Club Promo

1. "Bye Bye" (Radio Edit) - 3:56
2. "Bye Bye" (Instrumental) - 4:27
3. "Bye Bye" (Acapella) - 4:30
4. "Bye Bye" (Al B. Rich Edit) - 4:34
5. "Bye Bye" (Al B. Rich Mix) - 7:51
6. "Bye Bye" (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Edit) - 4:24
7. "Bye Bye" (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Mix) - 8:50
8. "Bye Bye" (Firesigns Tribal Anthem Radio Edit) - 4:40
9. "Bye Bye" (Firesigns Tribal Anthem Mix) - 9:34
10. "Bye Bye" (Dusty O's Vintage Mix) - 4:38

Official versions

• Album Version (4:26)
• Radio Edit (3:56)
• Instrumental (4:27)
• Acapella) (4:30)
• So So Def Remix (Feat. Jay-Z) (3:57)
• R'n'B Remix (Feat. Akon and Lil Wayne) (4:34)
• R'n'B Remix (Feat. Akon) (4:11)
• Al B. Rich Edit (4:34)
• Al B. Rich Mix (7:51)
• Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Edit (4:24)
• Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Mix (8:50)
• Firesigns Tribal Anthem Radio Edit (4:40)
• Firesigns Tribal Anthem Radio Mix (9:34)
• Dusty O's Vintage Mix (4:38)

Charts

Release history

References

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