The Farewell Tour (video)

The Farewell Tour
The Farewell Tour
Video by Cher
Released	April 8, 2003 (NBC); August 26, 2003 (VHS/DVD)
Recorded	November 8, 2002
Venue	American Airlines Arena ; (Miami, Florida)
Genre	Live
Length	92 mins
Label	Warner Bros.
Director	David Mallet
Producer	Dione Orrom, Paul Morphos
Cher chronology

The Farewell Tour is the third live music video title by singer-actress Cher. Released by Warner Music Video in 2003, it contained a live performance from Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, filmed at American Airlines Arena in Miami on November 8, 2002. It was originally aired on April 8, 2003^[1] as a television special on American network NBC attracting near 17 million viewers. Cher was awarded with an Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. The same performance is also available on CD format as Live! The Farewell Tour. The video was a big success in many countries and has received several certification awards: 3× Platinum in the US, 8× Platinum in Australia and Platinum in the UK, among others respectively.

Formats

CD — CD case edition packed with the live CD.
DVD — DVD Digipack and Amaray Case in some countries packed with the DVD.

Track listing

*The Farewell Tour*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening"	1:43
2.	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	4:16
3.	"Song for the Lonely"	7:05
4.	"Gayatri Mantra"	3:24
5.	"All or Nothing"	3:54
6.	"I Found Someone"	6:21
7.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	5:25
8.	"The Beat Goes On"/"Baby Don't Go"/I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher medley)	2:54
9.	"All I Really Want to Do" (medley part 1)	2:01
10.	"Half-Breed" (medley part 2)	1:33
11.	"Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" (medley part 3)	1:30
12.	"Dark Lady"	3:32
13.	"Take Me Home"	4:41
14.	"The Way of Love"	7:29
15.	"After All" (duet with Paul Mirkovich)	4:58
16.	"Just Like Jesse James"	7:01
17.	"Heart of Stone"	4:03
18.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	2:22
19.	"Strong Enough"	3:00
20.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	5:44
21.	"Believe"	6:20
22.	"End Credits" (If I Could Turn Back Time)	2:12

*Bonus Features*
No.	Title	Length
23.	"Save Up All Your Tears"	3:41
24.	"We All Sleep Alone"	3:28
25.	"A Different Kind of Love Song"	3:37
26.	"Behind the Scenes Documentary"	24:33
27.	"Meet the Team"	5:20
28.	"Monologue 1"	5:26
29.	"Monologue 2"	1:22
30.	"Costume Designs Still Gallery"	9:00
31.	"If I Could Turn Back Time" (music video [2003 Re-Edit])	5:04
32.	"Cher's Special Version of West Side Story"	12:44

Production credits

Director: David Mallet
Producers: Dione Orrom and Paul Morphos
Executive Producers: Cher, Roger Davies and Lindsay Scott
Executive Producer for Serpent Film: Rocky Oldham
Tour Directed: Doriana Sanchez
Choreography: Doriana Sanchez and Bubba Carr

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	8× Platinum	120,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[3]	Gold	25,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[4]	Platinum	5,000^{^}
Portugal (AFP)^[5]	Silver
Sweden (GLF)^[6]	Gold	10,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7]	Platinum	50,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[8]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Cher's Long Goodbye - Hartford Courant". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cher; 'The Farewell Tour')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006" (PDF). RIANZ. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
^ "Portuguese video certifications" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Sverigetopplistan – Cher" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "British video certifications – Cher – The Farewell Tour". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "American video certifications – Cher – The Farewell Tour". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

External links

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[1] "Cher's Long Goodbye - Hartford Courant". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.

[AustraliaCherThe_Farewell_TourvideoCertRef-2] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[GermanyCherThe_Farewell_TourvideoCertRef-3] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cher; 'The Farewell Tour')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[4] "Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006" (PDF). RIANZ. Retrieved 2014-02-19.

[PortugalvideoCertRef-5] "Portuguese video certifications" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[SwedenChervideoCertRef-6] "Sverigetopplistan – Cher" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[United_KingdomCherThe_Farewell_TourvideoCertRef-7] "British video certifications – Cher – The Farewell Tour". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[United_StatesCherThe_Farewell_TourvideoCertRef-8] "American video certifications – Cher – The Farewell Tour". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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Albums Singles Films Concerts Videos Awards
Studio albums	All I Really Want to Do The Sonny Side of Chér Chér With Love, Chér Backstage 3614 Jackson Highway Chér Foxy Lady Bittersweet White Light Half-Breed Dark Lady Stars I'd Rather Believe in You Cherished Take Me Home Prisoner I Paralyze Cher Heart of Stone Love Hurts It's a Man's World Believe Not Commercial Living Proof Closer to the Truth Dancing Queen Christmas
Compilation albums	Golden Greats Superpak Vol. I and II Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits The Very Best of Cher Gold Icon Forever
Soundtrack albums	Chastity Burlesque
Other albums	Two the Hard Way Black Rose
Music video releases	The Video Collection The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection
Live video releases	Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage Live in Concert The Farewell Tour
Other video releases	CherFitness: A New Attitude CherFitness: Body Confidence
Concerts and tours	Two the Hard Way Tour Take Me Home Tour Heart of Stone Tour Love Hurts Tour Do You Believe? Tour Living Proof: The Farewell Tour Dressed to Kill Tour Here We Go Again Tour
Residencies	Cher in Concert Cher Classic Cher
Film directed	If These Walls Could Talk
Television	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Cher The Sonny and Cher Show Cher... Special Cher... and Other Fantasies Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers Dear Mom, Love Cher Cher & the Loneliest Elephant
Books	The Ugly Duckling Cher: The Memoir
Related articles	Sonny & Cher discography Sonny Bono Gregg Allman Chaz Bono Elijah Blue Allman Cher as a gay icon Sonny & Cher dolls 9: The Last Resort The Cher Show
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