Never Say Goodbye (Yoko Ono song)


"Never Say Goodbye" is the second single from Yoko Ono's 1982 album It's Alright . Like many of Ono's songs from this period, the lyrics deal with her emotional healing following the murder of her husband John Lennon. The upbeat new wave song samples a recording of Lennon screaming Yoko's name from their Wedding Album, followed by her son Sean waking her, as if it were a bad dream. The song garnered minor airplay upon release. "Loneliness" appeared on the B-side. The 1995 New York Rock version was also released as a single.
"Never Say Goodbye" also appeared as a B-Side on the U.K. 12" release of John Lennon's single "Borrowed Time".

Tracklists

U.S. 7" Single
  1. "Never Say Goodbye" - 3:23
  2. "Loneliness" - 3:21
U.S. 12" Single
  1. "Never Say Goodbye" - 4:27
  2. "Loneliness" - 4:23
U.S. 7" Jukebox Single
  1. "Never Say Goodbye"
  2. "We're All Water"

    Official versions

Never Say Goodbye
  1. Album Version - 4:25
  2. 7" Version - 3:23
  3. 12" Version - 4:27
  4. Onobox Edit - 4:01
  5. 1997 Remix - 4:17
Loneliness
  1. 1974 Album Version - 3:33
  2. 1982 Album Version - 3:47
  3. 7" Version - 3:21
  4. 12" Version - 4:23
  5. 1997 Remix - 3:34