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BYE BYE
"Bye bye" is the second single from the album E=MC2. It is cowritten by Mariah, Johnta
Austin and Stargate, and produced by Mariah and Stargate. MTV stated that although the
song appears to be about her deceased father, Mariah "extends this song about death to be
for anybody who just lost somebody". Mariah 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".
The song premiered on radio April 7, 2008 and has been played on various radio stations in
the United States, according to Mediabase. The single became available to download at
iTunes on April 14, 2008. Mariah 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 American Idol season 7 on April 16. She also 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.
In its review of the song, VH1 said that the song appears to be too basic for an artist
like Mariah, and that it was like "insurance - in case nothing else is a hit, here's a
sure-shot". In contrast, 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". Similarly, Bill Lamb from About.com stated that although
"nothing 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". 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". The magazine Blues and Soul gave the single a rating of 8/10,
stating that it was "an absolutely stunning track, sung in an absolutely stunning manor by
an absolutely stunning diva".
"Bye bye" debuted at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the "Hot Shot Debut", selling 60,000
downloads.
CD-SINGLES |
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![](discography/covers/3033.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Australia (3033)
no catalogue number
promo, picture disc
collection Stefano Veneziani
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit) | |
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![](discography/covers/3059.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Australia (3059)
1774467
collection Peter Bozoski
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Album Version)
2. Touch my body (Subkulcha Radio Edit)
3. We belong together (Jadakiss & Styles P Remix)
4. Bye bye (video) | |
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![](discography/covers/2999.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Europe (2999)
MCBYECDP1
promo
collection Gonçalo Peres
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit)
2. Bye bye (Instrumental) | |
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![](discography/covers/3071.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Europe / France (3071)
MCBYECDP1
promo
collection Mike Furhmann
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit)
2. Bye bye (Instrumental) | |
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![](discography/covers/3067.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Europe (3067)
602517744653
collection Bernadette Kasander / Marco Hendriks
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Album Version)
2. Bye bye (So So Def Remix feat. Jay-Z) | |
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![](discography/covers/3079.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Europe (3079)
602517744677
collection Wojciech Sichniewicz
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Album Version)
2. Touch my body (Subkulcha Radio Edit)
3. We belong together (Jadakiss & Styles P Remix)
4. Bye bye (video)
On the insert is a description which says, "for promotional use only - not for
sale". | |
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![](discography/covers/3048.jpg) |
5" CD-single from Thailand (3048)
177 446-7
collection Dave Corneau / Cleyton Bento / Wojciech Sichniewicz
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Album Version)
2. Touch my body (Subkulcha Radio Edit)
3. We belong together (Jadakiss And Styles Remix)
4. Bye bye (video)
On the back cover, it states the catalogue number as MCBYECDP1 and it says "for
promotional use only - not for sale". So it seems to be a promo, but this is
probably a mistake. | |
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![](discography/covers/3074.jpg) |
5" CD-single from the UK (3074)
no catalogue number
promo
collection Andy H Tjondrodihardjo
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye | |
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![](discography/covers/3032.jpg) |
5" CD-single from the UK (3032)
BYECJ1
promo
collection Stefano Veneziani
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit)
2. Bye bye (Instrumental) | |
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![](discography/covers/3043.jpg) |
5" CD-single from the UK (3043)
1774465
collection Trevor Slatter
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Album Version)
2. Bye bye (So So Def Remix feat. Jay-Z) | |
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![](discography/covers/3044.jpg) |
5" CD-single from the UK (3044)
1774467
collection Trevor Slatter
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Album Version)
2. Touch my body (Subkulcha Radio Edit)
3. We belong together (Jadakiss and Styles P Remix)
4. Bye bye (video) | |
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![](discography/covers/3022.jpg) |
5" CD-single from the UK (3022)
no catalogue number
promo
collection MCEyedol
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit)
2. Bye bye (Album Version)
3. Bye bye (Instrumental)
4. Bye bye (Acapella)
5. Bye bye (R'n'B Remix feat. Jay-Z - Clean) | |
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![](discography/covers/3030.jpg) |
5" CD-single from the USA (3030)
no catalogue number
promo
collection Mike Fuhrmann
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit)
2. Bye bye (Instrumental) | |
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VINYL SINGLES |
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![](discography/covers/3042.jpg) |
12" vinyl maxi-single from the UK (3042)
1774468
picture disc
collection Gustavo Saczk
Tracklisting:
1. Bye bye (Radio Edit)
2: Bye bye (So So Def Remix feat Jay Z) | |
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SHEET MUSIC |
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![](discography/covers/3139.jpg) |
sheet music from the USA (3139)
HL 00353823
Hal Leonard Corporation
piano - vocal - guitar
12 pages
collection Raymond Yang | |
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