Goodbye Stranger

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"Goodbye Stranger"
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Template:Infobox song/link by Supertramp
from the album Breakfast in America
B-side"Even in the Quietest Moments"
ReleasedJuly 1979 (US)
12 October 1979 (UK)[1]
Recorded1978
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles
GenreProgressive pop[2]
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LabelA&M
[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Rick Davies
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Peter Henderson, Supertramp
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"Breakfast in America"
(1979) 		"Goodbye Stranger"
(1979) 		"Take the Long Way Home"
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"Goodbye Stranger" is a song by the British rock band Supertramp; it was written by Rick Davies.[3] The song first appeared on their sixth studio album, Breakfast in America (1979). The lyrics present an "optimistic view from a drifter".[4]

Reception

Billboard described "Goodbye Stranger" as "a fluid midtempo number highlighted by the band's near falsetto vocals, dominant keyboards and a strong melody line."[5] Cash Box said it has "intriguing, well-paced vocals" from Rick Davies, and the "high backup singing" from Roger Hodgson and "blithe, spirited instrumentation."[6] Record World said that the "keyboard/guitar & chorus hook provide a blithe fairytale effect."[4]

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso rated it as Supertramp's fourth-best song, calling it a "snarky kiss-off from Davies" that "showcases the band's predilection for the Wurlitzer."[7] Brett Milano of UDiscover Music rated Roger Hodgson's guitar solo at the end of the song as one of the 100 all-time greatest.[8] Gary Graff of Billboard rated "Goodbye Stranger" as Supertramp's ninth best song, saying it's "one of the best executed trade-offs between Davies and Hodgson vocals" and has one of Supertramp's "hottest guitar solos."[9]

Personnel

Charts

Despite being met with only limited success in the UK, it was a major hit elsewhere, even a Top 20 hit in the United States and Canada, reaching number 15 and 6 respectively.

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 75,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000 

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

The song plays in many films and television programs. In the episode "Goodbye, Toby" of The Office, Michael Scott sings a parody of "Goodbye Stranger" entitled "Goodbye, Toby".[17] In the episode "Goodbye Stranger" in the eighth season of Supernatural, the song plays on the Impala's radio after the angel Castiel disappears.[18] The song plays in the trailer of the 2023 film Beau Is Afraid.[19] It is also played in the 1999 film Magnolia, and the 2017 film I, Tonya. It is featured in the second season finale of Hacks. The song is played in the first episode of the second season of the television show Reacher.[citation needed]

The song appeared referenced in the novel of the mexican writer Juan Villoro ‘El Testigo' when the main character Julio Valdivieso listening the song on the street and call the band castrati industrial.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hung, Steffen. "Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Supertramp Breakfast in America Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ Breakfast in America (1979). Inner sleeve credits. A&M Records.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 14 July 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 7 July 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 7 July 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.DeRiso, Nick (22 July 2013). "Top 10 Supertramp Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Milano, Brett (11 September 2020). "The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Graff, Gary (10 October 2017). "Supertramp's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 27 October 1979. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Song artist 344 - Supertramp". Tsort.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aranegui, Fernando Salaverri (2015). "1980 [Singles]". Sólo Éxitos 1959-2012 (in español). Fundación SGAE. pp. 240–244. ISBN 9788480488662.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cash Box Top 100 9/15/79". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Giant, M. "Goodbye, Toby". Television Without Pity. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 7 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wright, Thomas J. (20 March 2013), Goodbye Stranger, Supernatural, retrieved 12 February 2023
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Starkey, Adam (10 January 2023). "What song is in the 'Beau Is Afraid' trailer?". NME. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Villoro, Juan (2024). El testigo. Compactos Anagrama (Quinta edición ed.). Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama. ISBN 978-84-339-2752-1.

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