How Do I Say Goodbye
2022 single by Dean Lewis
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"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.
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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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| "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]
Background
Lewis wrote the song for his father, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Dean Lewis later said, "Although I wrote the song about my dad, my dad ended up being okay. I wrote the song assuming I was gonna have to say goodbye, and I didn't have to. My dad got a stem cell transplant and his cancer was an aggressive form of pre-leukemia, and he had a very small percentage chance of getting out of it."[5]
Music video
The official video was directed by Sean Loaney (Lewis's brother) and premiered on 6 September 2022. The music video features footage taken by Lewis's father during the singer's childhood.[6]
Track listings
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "How Do I Say Goodbye" | 2:43 |
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| 1. | "How Do I Say Goodbye" (Chuksie remix) | 3:13 |
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| 1. | "How Do I Say Goodbye" (Acoustic version) | 2:44 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[50] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[51] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[52] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[53] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[54] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[55] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[56] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[57] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[58] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[59] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[60] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[61] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[62] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[63] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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| Sweden (GLF)[64] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||