"Hello Goodbye" is a song recorded by American

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. It was released in August 2012 as the second single from his debut album, '' Redneck Crazy''. Farr wrote the song with Kris Bergsnes and Skip Black. The track garnered similar success as the previous single "

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", peaking at numbers 47 and 52 on the ''Billboard''

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charts, respectively. A music video, directed by Darrin Dickerson, was created for the single.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that "While the story is painful (yet satisfying), it's Farr's voice that really surprises. Despite a gruff exterior, he's proving to be a more than capable crooner." In 2017, ''Billboard'' placed "Hello Goodbye" at number one on his top 10 list of Farr's best songs.

Music video

The music video was directed by Darrin Dickerson and premiered in October 2012.

Chart performance

References

2012 singles 2012 songs Tyler Farr songs Columbia Nashville Records singles Country ballads Song recordings produced by Julian King (recording engineer) Songs written by Tyler Farr {{2010s-country-song-stub