"Goodbye Kiss" is Kasabian's third single from their fourth album, Velociraptor!. The track has been released first as a music video and then as a single A-side 10" Vinyl on February 20. Also, it is available as a digital download. On 27 November 2011, Kasabian performed "Goodbye Kiss" during the BBC's Formula 1 and performed on 2011 closing season montage and on BBC's The Graham Norton Show.
Music video
Regarding the video release, the band have left the following message along on their official website: "Shot in no-nonsense, classic black and white, it captures the band live on stage during their massive gigs at London's O2.". Being a live video, it also features guitarist Jay Mehler, live keyboardist Ben Kealey and trumpet playerGary Alesbrook.
Track listing
iTunes Single
Chart performance
The song entered the Belgium Ultratip Chart at 63 in Flanders and 43 in Wallonia, meaning that on the overall chart Goodbye Kiss fares at 113 and 93, respectively. So far it has peaked at 19 in Flanders and 29 in Wallonia. In Italy the song was a commercial success, peaking at 9 on the official Federation of the Italian Music Industry charts and reached platinum certification.
American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey covered the song for Radio One's Live Lounge on April 20, 2012. Her performance's original upload to YouTube garnered 3.5 million views, while unofficial uploads have collectively gathered 10 million views on the platform. Unlike the original upbeat track, Del Rey's version was stripped – being only accompanied by acoustic guitars and piano backing. While talking about her choice of the song, Del Rey commented "All of my boyfriends had loved Kasabian and I’d never listened to them. I started and I really like this song. I love this song and I love the melody, I love the way the boys sing it. The cover was prompted by the band performing their own rendition of Del Rey's track "Video Games" also during a Live Lounge session. Christopher Rosen of The Huffington Post commented that Del Rey's rendition is "more mournful and overwrought, but still kinda good". Andrew Martin of Complex magazine wrote that "Her stripped-down cover glides by on the strength of her chill vocals and some equally subdued guitar and piano. You can watch the performance above." Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian commented that Del Rey's cover was "fucking beautiful" adding that "I'm really proud. Obviously we covered one of hers, 'Video Games', so it was quite a sweet thing to do back. It's a really nice gesture. It's proper old-school."
