The Power Of Good-bye (1998)

FORMATS: 7" Vinyl, Cassette Single, CD Single

HISTORY AND NOTES:
"The Power of Good-bye" was the third domestic single released from 1998's Ray Of Light album ("Drowned World/Substitute For Love" was released as the third single internationally).

3 physical formats were released in the USA, all featuring the album versions of both the "The Power of Good-bye" and "Mer Girl". Though remixes of this song were commissioned, they were only released promotionally in the USA. This was probably due to the fact that they were among Madonna's most experimental remixes ever at the time (especially the ones by Luke Slater).

Chart-wise, "The Power of Good-bye" was the victim of a cruel twist of fate on the Hot 100. The week after the climbed to #11, Billboard introduced their 'new' Hot 100 where it would now allow non-commercially released songs to chart. This was done in large part because the U.S. singles market was starting to die down by the mid 90's. Unfortunately for "The Power of Good-bye", the result was a big drop to #30 the week the new chart was introduced. Could it have otherwise edged out a week in the Top 10? I guess we'll never know. Elsewhere, the song was a moderate hit, except on the dance charts where the remixes never made an appearance.


TRACKLISTINGS:

7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
A The Power of Good-bye (Album Version)
B Mer Girl (Album Version)

CD Single
1. The Power of Good-bye (Album Version)
2. Mer Girl (Album Version)

Promo CD
1. The Power of Good-bye (Dallas' Low End Mix)
2. The Power of Good-bye (Album Version)

Promo 12" Vinyl
A1 The Power of Good-bye (Fabien's Good God Mix)
A2 The Power of Good-bye (Luke Slater's Filtered Mix)
B1 The Power of Good-bye (Luke Slater's Super Luper)
B2 The Power of Good-bye (Dallas' Low End Mix)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: October 17, 1998
Peak Date: November 28, 1998
Peak Position: #11
Week-by-week Rundown: 24-16-14-13-14-13-11-30-30-31-41-43-44-54-70-78-81-88-96-// (19 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 20, 1999

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: November 28, 1998 (The week that “The Power of Good-bye” peaked at #11)
1. Divine “Lately”
2. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
3. Deborah Cox “Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here”
4. 98 Degrees “Because of You”
5. Monica “The First Sight”
6. Barenaked Ladies “One Week”
7. Faith Hill “This Kiss”
8. Dru Hill featuring Redman “How Deep Is Your Love”
9. Edwin McCain “I’ll Be”
10. Jennifer Paige “Crush”

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: October 17, 1998
Peak Date: November 7, 1998
Peak Position: #13
Week-by-week Rundown: 23-16-15-13-16-17-19-22-24-26-27-27-27-31-38-42-47-49-54-58-59-63-// (22 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 13, 1999

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: October 3, 1998
Peak Date: November 28, 1998
Peak Position: #26
Week-by-week Rundown: 69-58-54-48-40-35-31-30-26-45-51-50-55-59-72-75-// (16 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 16, 1999

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Debut Date: October 31, 1998
Peak Date: January 2, 1999
Peak Position: #14
Week-by-week Rundown: 27-28-25-26-26-24-22-21-17-14-14-16-14-14-14-14-21-23-24-24-30-30-// (22 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 27, 1999

TOP 40 MAINSTREAM
Debut Date: September 26, 1998
Peak Date: December 5, 1998
Peak Position: #18
Week-by-week Rundown: 39-31-30-26-27-26-25-23-23-23-18-22-27-34-38-40-39-// (17 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 16, 1999

TOP 40 TRACKS
Debut Date: November 28, 1998
Peak Date: December 5, 1998
Peak Position: #21
Week-by-week Rundown: 24-21-24-26-28-30-40-40-39-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 23, 1999

ADULT TOP 40
Debut Date: January 23, 1999
Peak Date: January 23, 1999
Peak Position: #40
Week-by-week Rundown: 40-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: January 23, 1999