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The Power of Good-Bye
"The Power of Good-Bye" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna, taken from her seventh studio album ''Ray of Light'' (1998). It was written by Madonna and Rick Nowels, and was additionally produced by Madonna, William Orbit and Patrick Leonard. The song was released as the fourth single from the album on September 22, 1998. "The Power of Good-Bye" was additionally released as a A-Side single in the United Kingdom with "Little Star". Lyrically, the song talks about how freeing and empowering saying good-bye or ending a relationship can feel. Musically, the melancholy ballad is an electronic inspired song, with its instrumentation consisting in shuffle beats, acoustic guitars and sweeping strings, arranged by Craig Armstrong.
"The Power of Good-Bye" received acclaim from music critics, who went on to recognize the song as one of the best on ''Ray of Light'', with praising going to its instrumentation and electronic vibe, while also praising Madonna's vocals and comparing to "Frozen" for its thematic. The song attained commercial success across Europe, reaching the top-ten in over nine countries, including Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom, while in the United States it reached number 11, becoming her 37th top-twenty hit and her seventh highest debut at the time. Its blue-green music video was directed by Matthew Rolston in Malibu, California and features actor Goran Višnjić as her love interest.
==Background and release==
Since 1996, Madonna went through "life-changing experiences," from "the birth of her daughter to an awakening of interest in Eastern mysticism", as well as the lead role on the film adaptation of the musical ''Evita'' (1996). A year later, following the promotion of the Evita soundtrack, she started work on the album that would reflect those changes. Then, she started writing with William Orbit, Patrick Leonard, Rick Nowels and Babyface - with the songs from the latter not entering on the album's final tracklisting since she changed the album's direction. Around June 1997, Madonna entered the Larrabee North Studio, (Universal City, California) to record the album with Orbit, an engineer and a tape operator. According to Orbit, "Most of the tracks pre-existed, so Madonna would work on vocals and lyrics at home, or driving around in her car." "The Power of Good-Bye" was written with Rick Nowels, which according to Lucy O'Brien, author of ''Like an Icon'', "() was struck by her lyric writing," admitting that, "It was deep, poetic and intelligent. When she's on and at her best she's on a par with Joni Mitchell or Paul Simon." He also stated that her songwriting was a benefit of her "voracious reading."〔
After issuing "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" as the album's third single around the world, "The Power of Good-Bye" was chosen to be release the album's fourth single, since "radio programmers and diehard fans () long been clamoring to be released as a single." In the United States, the song was released as the album's third single on September 22, 1998, as a two-track single.〔 In the United Kingdom, "The Power of Good-Bye" was released as a double A-side with "Little Star", another track from ''Ray of Light'' (1998). In the rest of Europe, the song was included on the major single releases as a B-side. In the European maxi-singles, several experimental remixes of the song by Luke Slater and an additional remix by Dallas Austin, who previously worked with Madonna on her ''Bedtime Stories'' (1994) album, were included. As noted by Allmusic Jose F. Promis, the "Luke Slater's Super Luper" "turns the ballad into a thumping deep house anthem, making it sound like a completely different song." Meanwhile, the "Fabien's Good God Mix," is "an electronic, tripped-out, drum'n'bass-heavy mix which keeps the integrity of the original song," Promis noted.
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