Goodbye – The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album, and fifth album overall, to be released by British boy band JLS. It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2013, via RCA Records.[1] The album contained a total of twelve tracks, including all of the band's singles, plus a new single "Billion Lights", which was released ten days prior to the album on 8 November 2013.[2] The deluxe edition of the album featured a bonus DVD with all of the band's music videos.[3] The super deluxe edition contained a disc of all of the band's B-sides, as well as remixes. This version was made available through the band's official webstore.[4] The album resulted in "The Greatest Hits" tour which took place in December 2013.
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| Released | 18 November 2013 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Background and promotion edit
On 15 December 2012, Marvin Humes revealed that JLS were to release their fifth album in 2013. "By the time 2013 rolls round it'll be time for our fifth album," he said. "This is usually a greatest hits in boy band territory but we don't know if we're ready for that yet. There will definitely be an album next year. There's a lot of competition for us – not just from other boy bands. So we have to stay ahead of the game and stay relevant coming up with new hits.".[5] On 1 February 2013, it was confirmed that work on the album had begun.[6] On 26 March 2013, Humes confirmed that the band were heading out to Los Angeles to record the album: "We're booked in to go to LA and work with Rodney Jerkins again and are looking at some new people too."[7]
On 23 April 2013, JLS shocked fans by announcing that they would be splitting after six years together. In a statement on their official website, the band said that they would be releasing a greatest hits album and embark their third and final arena tour.
To each and every JLSter, our beloved fans around the world. We wanted to make sure that you heard it from the four of us, that we have decided to bring our time as a band to an end. It has been the most incredible journey over the last 6 years and we have achieved more things than we could have ever dreamed possible. Thanks to all of you guys, your support, your dedication and your love, you have changed our lives forever and we wouldn't be where we are today without you.
We are currently in the studio working on what will be our last album - Goodbye: The Greatest Hits. We will be bringing you a new single later in the year to coincide with the album and the tour. Goodbye: The Greatest Hits Tour will be the last time that we will perform together as a 4 and we want to make sure that this tour is the best ever and that we end on a high! We will always remain brothers and friends and we will always be your boys.
We will continue to work on the JLS Foundation after our split, as we want to raise as much money and awareness as possible for great causes and our partner Cancer Research UK. We also want to continue the legacy that we started 3 years ago with the Foundation and we hope that you always continue to support that. To find out more please go to www.jlsfoundation.co.uk
As always we will continue to support each other and we hope you will enjoy watching us grow individually in our new chapters going forward.We want to look at this final year as a celebration of all that we have achieved together. We hope you can look back and remember all the great moments that you have been responsible for.
All that's left to say is the biggest THANK YOU for following us from day 1 and every day since then. You are truly the best fans in the world and we will always love you.
OJAM x[8]
In an exclusive interview with the Official Charts Company, Aston Merrygold said of the album: "It features a load of hits from day one! 'Beat Again' and 'Everybody in Love', to 'Eyes Wide Shut', to 'Take a Chance on Me'... the list goes on! Well, obviously not 'on', there's about twelve!"[9]
JLS performed "Billion Lights" live on Strictly Come Dancing on 17 November 2013.[10]
Singles edit
On 26 September, JLS's management tweeted that the band's last ever single would be called "Billion Lights" and also revealed the artwork.[11] The song reached number 19 in the UK, the band's second-lowest charting single.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Beat Again" (from JLS) | Mac | 3:19 | |
| 2. | "Everybody In Love" (from JLS) |
| 3:16 | |
| 3. | "One Shot" (from JLS) |
| Soulshock & Karlin | 3:48 |
| 4. | "The Club Is Alive" (from Outta This World) |
| Mac | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Love You More" (from Outta This World) |
| 3:47 | |
| 6. | "Eyes Wide Shut" (featuring Tinie Tempah (from Outta This World) |
| DEEKAY | 3:51 |
| 7. | "She Makes Me Wanna" (featuring Dev) (from Jukebox) |
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| 3:39 |
| 8. | "Take a Chance on Me" (from Jukebox) |
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| 3:35 |
| 9. | "Do You Feel What I Feel?" (from Jukebox) |
| Bunetta | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Proud" (single release only) |
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| 4:02 |
| 11. | "Hottest Girl in the World" (from Evolution) |
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| 3:37 |
| 12. | "Billion Lights" (previously unreleased) |
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| 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Umbrella" (B-side from "Beat Again") |
| 4:21 | |
| 2. | "Spell it Out" (B-side from "Everybody in Love") |
| Rowe | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Mary" (B-side from One Shot) |
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| 3:05 |
| 4. | "Only Tonight" (featuring Chipmunk) (B-side from "The Club Is Alive") |
| DEEKAY | 3:54 |
| 5. | "You Got My Love" (B-side from "Love You More") |
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| 3:38 |
| 6. | "Broken Strings" (B-side from "Eyes Wide Shut") | Steve Robson | 4:14 | |
| 7. | "Nobody Knows" (B-side from "She Makes Me Wanna") |
| Mac | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Unstoppable" (B-side from "Take a Chance on Me") |
| DEEKAY | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Pieces of My Heart" (B-side from "Do You Feel What I Feel?") |
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| 3:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Beat Again" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Everybody In Love" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "One Shot" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "The Club Is Alive" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Love You More" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Eyes Wide Shut" (featuring Tinie Tempah) | 3:51 |
| 7. | "She Makes Me Wanna" (featuring Dev) | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Take a Chance on Me" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Do You Feel What I Feel?" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Proud" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Hottest Girl in the World" | 3:37 |
Charts and certifications edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
Certifications edit
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Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia[17] | 15 November 2013 | Standard, deluxe | RCA |
| Ireland[18] | |||
| United Kingdom[19] | 18 November 2013 | Standard, deluxe, super deluxe |
References edit
- ^ Goodbye: The Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition) (2CD)
- ^ JLS - Goodbye
- ^ "JLS Global Store". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "JLS Global Store". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Eames, Tom (17 December 2012). "JLS to release fifth album in 2013, says Marvin Humes". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Corner, Lewis (1 February 2013). "JLS: 'We've started writing new album already'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Gentry, Colin (26 March 2013). "JLS begin work on new album". 4Music. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ JLS (23 April 2013). "A Message from JLS". jlsofficial.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Lane, Daniel (19 November 2013). "JLS chat about their farewell single, Billion Lights, and Greatest Hits album, Goodbye". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Deen, Sarah (17 November 2013). "JLS' Strictly Come Dancing performance illuminates Twitter as fans surge to buy Billion Lights". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ JLS [@JLSOfficial] (26 September 2013). "So...We're very excited to finally share this!! The brand new JLS single is called 'Billion Lights'!! :) JLSHQx "" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 November 2013 – via Twitter.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2013". Chart-Track. IRMA.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "End of Year 2013" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – JLS – Goodbye - The Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "JLS - Goodbye the Greatest Hits (Deluxe)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "JLS - Goodbye the Greatest Hits (Deluxe)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "JLS - Goodbye the Greatest Hits (Deluxe)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 15 November 2013.