Why Would I Say Goodbye

"Why Would I Say Goodbye"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Borderline
B-side	"White Line Casanova"
Released	March 17, 1997
Format	CD Single, 7"
Genre	Country
Length	4:18
Label	Arista 13073
Writer(s)	Kix Brooks Chris Waters
Producer(s)	Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"A Man This Lonely" (1996) "Why Would I Say Goodbye" (1997) "Honky Tonk Truth" (1997)

"Why Would I Say Goodbye" is a song written by Kix Brooks and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in March 1997 as the fifth and final single from their CD Borderline. The song reached a peak of number 8 on the US Country chart, and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[1] This is the fifth of the six Brooks & Dunn singles in which Kix Brooks sings the lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn.

Chart positions

"Why Would I Say Goodbye" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 22, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	82
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	60

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 56.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3242." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 23, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
3. "Brooks & Dunn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brooks & Dunn.
4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
5. "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics