Goodbye & Good Riddance

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Goodbye & Good Riddance
A drawing of a man leaving in a blue car showing the middle finger to a woman with blonde hair in a red skirt trying to call him on her phone. The bottom of the screen shows an iPhone with a cracked screen & a hang-up button.
Studio album by
Juice Wrld
ReleasedMay 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length40:13 (standard)
Label
Producer
Juice Wrld chronology
Nothings Different
(2017) 		Goodbye & Good Riddance
(2018) 		Wrld on Drugs
(2018)
Singles from Goodbye & Good Riddance
  1. "All Girls Are the Same"
    Released: April 13, 2018[1]
  2. "Lucid Dreams"
    Released: May 4, 2018[2]
  3. "Lean wit Me"
    Released: May 22, 2018[3]
  4. "Wasted[a]"
    Released: July 10, 2018[4]
  5. "Armed and Dangerous[a]"
    Released: October 15, 2018

Goodbye & Good Riddance is the debut studio album by American rapper Juice Wrld. It was released on May 23, 2018, by Grade A Productions and Interscope Records.[5] Production was primarily handled by Nick Mira, alongside several other record producers, including Benny Blanco, Cardo, CBMix, Don Rob, Dre Moon and Mitch Mula. It features a sole guest appearance from fellow rapper Lil Uzi Vert. On May 28, 2021, the album was re-released to commemorate its third anniversary; the re-release includes a new song titled "734" as well as a remix of "Lucid Dreams" featuring Lil Uzi Vert, while excluding the single "Armed and Dangerous", which was featured on the December 10, 2018, Spotify and Tidal reissue of the album.[6]

Background and reissues[]

In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio, Juice Wrld spoke on the background of the album, stating:

[I'm] just trying to make music to help people through their situations and tell them about some of my own. It's all genuine, so I think that's what adds to it. Back in high school, even before that, I was good at freestyling. Then I started rapping, and I recorded a few records that didn't have any substance. I thought 'why not put my heart into what I'm making?[7]

The album was originally uploaded to SoundCloud under the title Fuck You Bella; this would later be changed to Goodbye & Good Riddance, with all references to the titular Bella being removed from the tracklist. For example, a skit titled "Bella's Betrayal" was changed to simply "Betrayal".[8][9]

On July 10, 2018, the album was reissued to include the track “Wasted” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, which was also released as a single on the same day. This edition of the album would later be released on vinyl.

On December 10, 2018, a further reissue of the album would appear on the streaming services Spotify and Tidal. This exclusive edition of the album features a re-organised tracklist and includes the single “Armed and Dangerous”.

On May 28, 2021, the album was re-released to commemorate its third anniversary. This reissue included two new tracks, one titled "734" and the other being a remix of "Lucid Dreams” featuring Lil Uzi Vert. “Armed and Dangerous” was excluded from this edition of the album.

Singles[]

The album's lead single, "All Girls Are the Same", was released on April 13, 2018. The song peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[10]

The second single, "Lucid Dreams", was released on May 4, 2018. The song peaked at number two on the Hot 100.[10]

The third single, "Lean wit Me", was released on May 22, 2018. The song peaked at number 68 on the Hot 100.[11]

The fourth single, "Wasted" featuring Lil Uzi Vert, was released on July 10, 2018, alongside a reissue of the album, shortly after premiering on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio. The song peaked at number 67 on the Hot 100.[12]

The fifth single, "Armed and Dangerous", was released on October 15, 2018, and included on another reissue of the album exclusive to Spotify and Tidal in December 2018. The song peaked at number 44 on the Hot 100.[13]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX3.2/5[14]
Pitchfork6.4/10[15]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[16]

Jay Balfour of Pitchfork described Goodbye & Good Riddance as "an adolescent breakup record that is equal parts endearing and grating", praising the album's sound: "his heart-on-his-sleeve coping sounds both ingratiating and grating. In that way at least, he's bottled up sad sap adolescence remarkably well".[15] Bryan Hahn of HipHopDX criticized the lyricism for being "without any focus on creative stanzas or convincing in-depth first-person experiences". He later said Higgins has potential to grow as an artist, remarking "Juice's best potential songwriting is yet to come" and "Juice feels willing to keep things interesting for the sake of art and is backed by a moderate understanding (and interest) in varied melodies and cadences".[14]

Commercial performance[]

Goodbye & Good Riddance debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 with 39,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[17] In its second week, the album moved up to number eight with an additional 45,000 units.[18] In its third week, the album climbed the chart to number six with 42,000 album-equivalent units.[19] As of March 2019, Goodbye & Good Riddance has earned a million album-equivalent units in the United States.[20] On October 29, 2021, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over three million units.[21]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[22]

May 23, 2018 release (standard edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Don Rob1:14
2."All Girls Are the Same"
Mira2:45
3."Lucid Dreams"
Mira3:59
4."Lean wit Me"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:55
5."I'm Still"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira3:12
6."Betrayal (Skit)"Higgins 1:04
7."Candles"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Snodgrass
3:03
8."Scared of Love"
Mitch Mula2:50
9."Used To"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:56
10."Karma (Skit)"Higgins 1:14
11."Hurt Me[c]"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
SidePce[23]2:02
12."Black & White"
3:06
13."Long Gone"
3:07
14."End of the Road"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:42
15."I'll Be Fine"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Mira
  • JR Hitmaker[b]
4:04
Total length:40:13
July 10, 2018 release (Wasted reissue)
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
5."Wasted" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Higgins
  • Christopher Barnett
  • Symere Woods
CBMix4:18
December 10, 2018 release (Spotify and Tidal reissue)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Christian Laster
  • Billie O'Connell
  • Finneas O'Connell
  • Khalid Robinson
Don Rob1:14
2."All Girls Are the Same"
  • Jarad Higgins
  • Nicholas Mira
  • Danny Snodgrass
Mira2:45
3."Lucid Dreams"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Dominic Miller
  • Snodgrass
  • Gordon Sumner
Mira3:59
4."Wasted" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Higgins
  • Christoper Barnett
  • Symere Woods
CBMix4:18
5."Armed and Dangerous"
Dre Moon2:49
6."Black & White"
  • Higgins
  • Magnus Høiberg
  • Benjamin Levin
  • Nathan Perez
  • Sasha Sloan
  • Justin Tranter
  • Benny Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat[b]
3:06
7."Lean wit Me"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:55
8."I'll Be Fine"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Mira
  • JR Hitmaker[b]
4:04
9."Used To"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:56
10."Candles"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Snodgrass
  • Mira
  • Taz Taylor[b]
3:03
11."Scared of Love"
  • Higgins
  • Danny Choi
  • Dominique Mitchell
Mitch Mula2:50
12."Hurt Me[c]"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
SidePce[23]2:02
13."I'm Still"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira3:12
14."End of the Road"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:42
15."Long Gone"
  • Higgins
  • Ronald LaTour
  • Cardo
  • Ric & Thadeus[b]
3:07
16."Betrayal (Skit)"Higgins 1:04
17."Karma (Skit)"Higgins 1:14
Total length:47:30
May 28, 2021 release (anniversary edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Christian Laster
  • Billie O'Connell
  • Finneas O'Connell
  • Khalid Robinson
Don Rob1:14
2."734"
  • Jarad Higgins
  • Nicholas Mira
Mira3:16
3."All Girls Are the Same"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Danny Snodgrass
Mira2:45
4."Lucid Dreams" (remix featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Dominic Miller
  • Snodgrass
  • Gordon Sumner
  • Symere Woods
Mira4:00
5."Lean wit Me"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:55
6."Wasted" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Higgins
  • Woods
  • Christoper Barnett
CBMix4:18
7."I'm Still"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira3:12
8."Betrayal" (Skit)Higgins 1:04
9."Candles"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Snodgrass
  • Mira
  • Taz Taylor[b]
3:03
10."Scared of Love"
  • Higgins
  • Danny Choi
  • Dominique Mitchell
Mitch Mula2:50
11."Used To"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:56
12."Karma" (Skit)Higgins 1:14
13."Hurt Me[c]"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
SidePce[23]2:02
14."Black & White"
  • Higgins
  • Magnus Høiberg
  • Benjamin Levin
  • Nathan Perez
  • Sasha Sloan
  • Justin Tranter
  • Benny Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat[b]
3:06
15."Long Gone"
  • Higgins
  • Ronald LaTour
  • Cardo]
  • Ric & Thadeus[b]
3:07
16."End of the Road"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
Mira2:42
17."I'll Be Fine"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Mira
  • JR Hitmaker[b]
4:04
18."Lucid Dreams"
  • Higgins
  • Mira
  • Miller
  • Snodgrass
  • Sumner
Mira3:59
Total length:51:57

Sample credits

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[22]

Technical

  • Don Rob – mixing (track 1)
  • Justin Craig — mixing (track 4)
  • Lil Bibby – mixing (tracks 2–6, 8–10, 12, 15, 16)
  • James Kang – mixing (track 13)

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[83] Gold 35,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[84] Platinum 80,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[85] 2× Platinum 40,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[86] 2× Platinum 30,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[87] Platinum 300,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[21] 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for Goodbye & Good Riddance
Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Edition
Various May 23, 2018
Standard
July 10, 2018
  • Vinyl
  • digital download
  • streaming
 Wasted reissue
December 10, 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Spotify and Tidal reissue
May 28, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Anniversary

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Single not included on the original release.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Uncredited co-producer.[23][24]
  3. ^ a b c Originally titled "Sticks and Stones".

References[]

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  2. ^ "Lucid Dreams - Single by Juice WRLD". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lean Wit Me - Single by Juice WRLD". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wasted (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) - Single by Juice WRLD". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Goodbye & Good Riddance by Juice WRLD". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Juice WRLD 'Goodbye & Good Riddance' Anniversary Edition Released Feat. 2 New Songs". HipHop-N-More. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  7. ^ Wallace, Riley (May 22, 2018). "Juice WRLD Talks Next Project & Premieres New Single "Lean Wit Me" On Beats 1". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Fuck You Bella". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  9. ^ Fuck You Bella - Juice WRLD | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-05-29
  10. ^ a b Burks, Tosten (May 29, 2018). "Listen to Juice Wrld's New Project 'Goodbye & Good Riddance'". XXL. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  11. ^ Gardner, Alex (May 22, 2018). "Juice WRLD Releases "Lean Wit Me," Announces New Project 'Goodbye Good Riddance'". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  12. ^ Cowen, Trace William (July 10, 2018). "Lil Uzi Vert and Juice WRLD Get "Wasted" on New Collab". Complex. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "Juice WRLD". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Hahn, Bryan (June 4, 2018). "Review: Juice WRLD's Passion Compensates For Rookie Talent On "Goodbye & Good Riddance"". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Balfour, Jay (June 1, 2018). "Juice WRLD: Goodbye & Good Riddance Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  16. ^ Hull, Tom (July 31, 2018). "Tom Hull: Streamnotes: 2018-07-31". Tom Hull – on the Web. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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  18. ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 3, 2018). "Shawn Mendes Scores No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  19. ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 10, 2018). "Kanye West Earns Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Ye'". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  20. ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - YEAR-TO-DATE ALBUMS". HITS Daily Double. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  21. ^ a b "American album certifications – Juice Wrld – Goodbye & Good Riddance". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Goodbye & Good Riddance / Juice WRLD – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  23. ^ a b c d "Juice WRLD - Goodbye & Good Riddance