How_Do_I_Say_Goodbye
How Do I Say Goodbye
2022 single by Dean Lewis
"How Do I Say Goodbye" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released on 2 September 2022 as the third single from Lewis's second studio album, The Hardest Love.
"How Do I Say Goodbye" | ||||
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Single by Dean Lewis | ||||
from the album The Hardest Love | ||||
Released | 2 September 2022[1] | |||
Length | 2:43 | |||
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Dean Lewis singles chronology | ||||
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"How Do I Say Goodbye" on YouTube | ||||
At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[2]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2024, the song won Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work.[3][4]
Lewis wrote the song for his father, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019.[5] He has since gone into remission.
The official video was directed by Sean Loaney and premiered on 6 September 2022. The music video features footage taken by Lewis's father during the singer's childhood. [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "How Do I Say Goodbye" | 2:43 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "How Do I Say Goodbye" (Chuksie remix) | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "How Do I Say Goodbye" (Acoustic version) | 2:44 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[47] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[49] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[50] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[51] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[52] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[53] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[54] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Sweden (GLF)[58] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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- "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2023" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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- "Austrian single certifications – Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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- "Danish single certifications – Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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- "Italian single certifications – Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter How Do I Say Goodbye in the search box.
- "Spanish single certifications – Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('How Do I Say Goodbye')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "British single certifications – Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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