The Power of Good-Bye

"The Power of Good-Bye"
"The Power of Good-Bye"
Single by Madonna
from the album Ray of Light
A-side	"Little Star" (United Kingdom)
B-side	"Mer Girl"
Released	September 22, 1998
Recorded	1997
Studio	Larrabee North; (North Hollywood, California);
Genre	Electronica
Length	4:10
Label	Maverick; Warner Bros.;
Songwriter(s)	Madonna; Rick Nowels;
Producer(s)	Madonna; William Orbit; Patrick Leonard;
Madonna singles chronology
Music video
	"The Power of Good-Bye" on YouTube

"The Power of Good-Bye" is a 1998 song by Madonna. It is the fourth single from her seventh studio album Ray of Light. It went to the top twenty in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also went to number 25 in New Zealand and number 33 in Australia.

Track listings and formats

US 7-inch vinyl, cassette, and CD single^[1]^[2]^[3]

"The Power of Good-Bye" (Album Version) – 4:10
"Mer Girl" – 5:32

Australian and Japanese maxi-CD^[4]^[5]

"The Power of Good-Bye" – 4:13
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Dallas' Low End Mix) – 4:34
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Luke Slater's Super Luper) – 8:45
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Luke Slater's Filtered Mix) – 6:07
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Fabien's Good God Mix) – 8:22

European 12-inch vinyl^[6]

"The Power of Good-Bye" (Dallas' Low End Mix) – 4:34
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Luke Slater's Super Luper) – 8:45
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Fabien's Good God Mix) – 8:22
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Album Version) – 4:10

European and UK CD single^[7]

"The Power Of Good-Bye" (Album Version) – 4:10
"Little Star" – 5:18

Maxi CD single^[8]

"The Power of Good-Bye" (Album Version) – 4:10
"Little Star" – 5:18
"The Power of Good-Bye" (Dallas' Low End Mix) – 4:34

References

↑ The Power of Good-Bye (7" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 7-17160.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (Cassette liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9 17160-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (CD single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9 17160-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (AU maxi CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 44591 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (JP maxi CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. WPCR-2297.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (12" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 44590 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (EU CD single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 17121 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ The Power of Good-Bye (Maxi CD single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 44598 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] The Power of Good-Bye (7" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 7-17160.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] The Power of Good-Bye (Cassette liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9 17160-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] The Power of Good-Bye (CD single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9 17160-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] The Power of Good-Bye (AU maxi CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 44591 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] The Power of Good-Bye (JP maxi CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. WPCR-2297.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] The Power of Good-Bye (12" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 44590 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] The Power of Good-Bye (EU CD single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 17121 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] The Power of Good-Bye (Maxi CD single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records; Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 9362 44598 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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1990s singles	"Keep It Together" "Vogue" "Hanky Panky" "Justify My Love" "Rescue Me" "This Used to Be My Playground" "Erotica" "Deeper and Deeper" "Bad Girl" "Fever" "Rain" "Bye Bye Baby" "I'll Remember" "Secret" "Take a Bow" "Bedtime Story" "Human Nature" "You'll See" "One More Chance" "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" "You Must Love Me" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" "Frozen" "Ray of Light" "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" "The Power of Good-Bye" "Nothing Really Matters" "Beautiful Stranger"
2000s singles	"American Pie" "Music" "Don't Tell Me" "What It Feels Like for a Girl" "Die Another Day" "American Life" "Hollywood" "Me Against the Music" "Nothing Fails" "Love Profusion" "Hung Up" "Sorry" "Get Together" "Jump" "4 Minutes" "Give It 2 Me" "Miles Away" "Celebration" "Revolver"
2010s singles	"Give Me All Your Luvin'" "Girl Gone Wild" "Masterpiece" "Turn Up the Radio" "Living for Love" "Ghosttown" "Bitch I'm Madonna" "Hold Tight" "Medellín" "Crave" "I Rise"
2020s singles	"I Don't Search I Find" "Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna Remix) "Frozen" (Sickick remixes)
Promotional singles	"You Can Dance (LP Cuts)" "Erotic" "Sky Fits Heaven" "Impressive Instant" "GHV2 Megamix" "Into the Hollywood Groove" "Nobody Knows Me" "Imagine" "Hey You" "Superstar" "Future" "Dark Ballet" "Break My Soul" (The Queens Remix)
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Other songs written	"Sidewalk Talk" "Each Time You Break My Heart" "Just a Dream" "Love Won't Wait" "The Greatest Hit" "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" "Go Hard" "Who's That Chick?" "Mamacita"
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