Don't Say Goodbye (Paulina Rubio song)

"Don't Say Goodbye"
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Border Girl
Released	Mar 31, 2002
Format	Promo single Digital single Airplay
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	4:49 (Album English version) 4:51 (Album Spanish version) 3:40 (Radio Edit Versions) 3:46 (Music Videos)
Label	Universal Records
Writer(s)	Cheryl Yie, Joshua Rubin
Producer(s)	Doug Morris, Bruce Carbone, Sal Guastella
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"Tal Vez, Quizá" (2002) "Don't Say Goodbye/Si Tú Te Vas" (2002) "The One You Love/Todo Mi Amor" (2002)

"Don't Say Goodbye" is a song written by Cheryl Yie and Joshua Rubin for Paulina Rubio's sixth album Border Girl (2002). It was produced by Doug Morris, Bruce Carbone and Sal Guastella and released as the album's first single in North America and Europe (see 2002 in music).

It received large promotion in countries that were new to her music, like the United States and the United Kingdom, and she appeared on many important programs, including Jay Leno and The Rosie O'Donnell Show in the United States, and Jonathan Ross and CD:UK in Britain.

The song

According to MTV.com, "Don't Say Goodbye," blends buoyant techno beats, sweeping keyboards, jangly guitars and stratospheric vocals. The track is about a former boyfriend of Rubio's who "got goin' just when the goin' was gettin' good.". The song also appeared in the 2002 movie The Guru in the film's end credits.

Music video

The music video for "Don't Say Goodbye" is influenced by the Japanese film Akira and was directed by American duo The Brothers Strause and filmed in Los Angeles, California in early April 2002.^[1] Rubio said about the video that "We did part of it like a Japanese cartoon, and for the dancing, we feel the rhythm of the song because the beat is almost like a heartbeat. The story is about this love that you feel with someone and he just takes one step back. I was riding the motorcycle with him, and at the end, well, he makes his choice. I was riding the bike 'til the end of love. And I was driving, of course. I was in charge". The music video for 'Don't Say Goodbye' is one of the most expensive music videos by Paulina Rubio and as quoted "She has one of the most expensive music videos in history than any other Mexican singer."^[2]

The clip, features a combination of animation, live action and dancing shots that loosely convey the narrative of the song. It had nominations in Los Premios MTV Latino America 2002 including the nomination for "Video of the year".

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Don't Say Goodbye".

Japan CD Single[3] "Don't Say Goodbye (Radio Edit)" "Si Tú Te Vas (Radio Edit)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Spanish Fly Radio Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Flatline Mix)" Mexico CD Single[4] "Si Tú Te Vas (Radio Edit)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Radio Edit)" Europe Maxi-Single Promo[5] "Don't Say Goodbye (Spanish Fly Club Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Album Version)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Sharp Boys European Xpress Vox Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Spanish Fly Radio Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Flatline Remix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Sharp Boys European Xpress Dub)" "Si Tu Te Vas" UK CD Single[6] "Don't Say Goodbye (Radio Edit)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Spanish Fly Radio Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Flatline Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (CD-ROM video)" USA CD Single[7] "Don't Say Goodbye (Radio Edit)" "Si Tú Te Vas (Radio Edit)" Europe Maxi-Single[8] "Don't Say Goodbye (Radio Edit)" "Si Tu Te Vas (Radio Edit)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Spanish Fly Radio Mix)" "Fire (Sexy Dance) (Album Version)"

Don't Say Goodbye (Vinyl)[9] Side A "Don't Say Goodbye (LP Version)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Radio Edit)" Side B "Don't Say Goodbye (Instrumental)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Acapella)" Don't Say Goodbye (Remixes)[10] Side A "Don't Say Goodbye (Sharp Boys European Xpress Vox Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Mike Rizzo Global Club Mix)" Side B "Don't Say Goodbye (Flatline Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Sharp Boys European Xpress Dub)" Don't Say Goodbye (Remixes) Volume II[11] Side A "Don't Say Goodbye (Mike Rizzo Global Club Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Mike Rizzo Global Radio Mix)" Side B "Don't Say Goodbye (Mike Rizzo Global Dub Mix)" "Don't Say Goodbye (Spanish Fly Radio Mix)"

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[12]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13]	61
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14]	14
Canadian Singles Chart	6
Colombia Singles Chart	1
Chile Top 20[15]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16]	67
Finnish Singles Chart	9
French Singles Charts[17]	55
Germany (Official German Charts)[18]	70
Italy (FIMI)[19]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20]	49
Spanish Singles Chart[21]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23]	68
US Billboard Hot 100[24]	41
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25]	6
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[26]	5
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27]	24
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[28]	47
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29]	35
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[30]	31

References

1. Rubio, Paulina. "Paulina Rubio: The next Shakira?"
2. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye Expensive MV YouTube.com
3. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye Japan Promo Eil.com
4. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye Mexican Promo Eil.com
5. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye Maxi-Single Promo Discogs.com
6. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye UK Promo Eil.com
7. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye USA Promo Eil.com
8. Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye Maxi-Single Discogs.com
9. Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye Vinyl Record Discogs.com
10. Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye (Remixes) Discogs.com
11. Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye (Remixes) Volume II Discogs.com
12. "Australian-charts.com – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
13. "Austriancharts.at – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
14. "Ultratop.be – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
15. Chile Top 20
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
17. Steffen Hung. "Paulina Rubio - Si tú te vas". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
19. "Italiancharts.com – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye". Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
20. "Charts.org.nz – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
21. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Paulina Rubio – Don't Say Goodbye". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
23. "Archive Chart: 2002-09-28" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
24. "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
25. "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
26. "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
27. "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
28. "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Radio Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
29. "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
30. "Billboard Singles"

External links

• "Si Tú Te Vas (music video)"
• "Don't Say Goodbye (Official VEVO Video)"
• "Don't Say Goodbye (Performed at CD:UK)"
• "Don't Say Goodbye (live at The Jay Leno Show)"
• "Si Tu Te Vas (Performed at LUAR in SPAIN | Televised by Televisión de Galicia)"
• "Don't Say Goodbye/Si Tu Te Vas (live at ALMA Award)"
• "Don't Say Goodbye Lyrics"
• "Si Tu Te Vas Lyrics"