Goodbye – The Greatest Hits

Goodbye the Greatest Hits
Goodbye the Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by JLS
Released	18 November 2013
Label	RCA
Producer	Steve Mac; J.R. Rotem; David D.A. Doman; Wayne Hector; Soulshock & Karlin; Toby Gad; Syience; DEEKAY; BeatGeek; Jimmy Joker; Teddy Sky; Nasri Atweh; Emile Ghantous; Julian Bunetta; Cutfather; Jason Gill; Daniel Davidsen; Ali Tennant; Mr. Bangladesh; Dem Jointz; James Reynolds; MNEK; Sandy Vee; Camille Purcell; Dan Lancaster;
JLS chronology
Singles from Goodbye – The Greatest Hits
	"Billion Lights"; Released: 17 November 2013;

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.

Background and promotion

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

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

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beat Again" (from JLS)	Wayne Hector Steve Mac	Mac	3:19
2.	"Everybody In Love" (from JLS)	Hector Jonathan Rotem David D.A. Doman	J.R. Rotem Doman Hector	3:16
3.	"One Shot" (from JLS)	Carsten Schack Kenneth Karlin Michael Warren Brandon White Sean Hurley	Soulshock & Karlin	3:48
4.	"The Club Is Alive" (from Outta This World)	Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Savan Kotecha Andrew Frampton Mac	Mac	3:43
5.	"Love You More" (from Outta This World)	Oritsé Williams Marvin Humes Jonathan Gill Aston Merrygold Hector Toby Gad	Gad Syience Hector	3:47
6.	"Eyes Wide Shut" (featuring Tinie Tempah (from Outta This World)	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Tim McEwan Lars Halvor Jensen Patrick Okogwu	DEEKAY	3:51
7.	"She Makes Me Wanna" (featuring Dev) (from Jukebox)	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold BeatGeek Jimmy Joker Teddy Sky	BeatGeek Jimmy Joker Teddy Sky	3:39
8.	"Take a Chance on Me" (from Jukebox)	Nasri Atweh Frankie Bautista Emile Ghantous Nick Turpin	Atweh Ghantous	3:35
9.	"Do You Feel What I Feel?" (from Jukebox)	Gloria Shayne Baker Noël Regney Tebey Julian Bunetta John Ryan	Bunetta	3:13
10.	"Proud" (single release only)	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Ali Tennant Mich Hansen Jason Gill Daniel Davidsen	Cutfather Jason Gill Davidsen Tennant	4:02
11.	"Hottest Girl in the World" (from Evolution)	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Shondrae Crawford Dwayne Abernathy Tennant	Mr. Bangladesh Dem Jointz James Reynolds MNEK	3:37
12.	"Billion Lights" (previously unreleased)	Tennant Camille Purcell Dan Lancaster David Mespoulet Sandy Vee	Vee Purcell Lancaster	3:32

Super deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Umbrella" (B-side from "Beat Again")	Shawn Carter Thaddis Harrell Terius "The-Dream" Nash Christopher Stewart	Cutfather Jonas Jeberg Tennant	4:21
2.	"Spell it Out" (B-side from "Everybody in Love")	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Matt Rowe Stacey James	Rowe	3:54
3.	"Mary" (B-side from One Shot)	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Ryan Munroe Omar Adimora Carl Morgan	Munroe Adimora Jonathan Shakovskoy	3:05
4.	"Only Tonight" (featuring Chipmunk) (B-side from "The Club Is Alive")	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Jensen Larsson Tennant	DEEKAY	3:54
5.	"You Got My Love" (B-side from "Love You More")	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Paul Meehan Tim Woodcock	Brian Rawling Meehan	3:38
6.	"Broken Strings" (B-side from "Eyes Wide Shut")	James Morrison Fraser Smith Nina Woodford	Steve Robson	4:14
7.	"Nobody Knows" (B-side from "She Makes Me Wanna")	Joe Rich Don DuBose	Mac	3:21
8.	"Unstoppable" (B-side from "Take a Chance on Me")	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Jensen Larsson Talay Riley	DEEKAY	4:21
9.	"Pieces of My Heart" (B-side from "Do You Feel What I Feel?")	Williams Humes Jonathan Gill Merrygold Paul Barry Alex Smith	Smith Matt Furmidge	3:54

Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[12]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	8
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	109

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[16]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia^[17]	15 November 2013	Standard, deluxe	RCA
Ireland^[18]	15 November 2013	Standard, deluxe
United Kingdom^[19]	18 November 2013	Standard, deluxe, super deluxe

References

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^ "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.
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^ 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.
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[1] Goodbye: The Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition) (2CD)

[2] "JLS - Goodbye". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[3] "JLS Global Store". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[4] "JLS Global Store". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[5] Eames, Tom (17 December 2012). "JLS to release fifth album in 2013, says Marvin Humes". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[6] Corner, Lewis (1 February 2013). "JLS: 'We've started writing new album already'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[7] Gentry, Colin (26 March 2013). "JLS begin work on new album". 4Music. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[8] JLS (23 April 2013). "A Message from JLS". jlsofficial.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[9] 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.

[10] 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.

[11] 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.

[Ireland-12] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2013". Chart-Track. IRMA.

[Scotland-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[UK-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[15] "End of Year 2013" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[United_KingdomJLSGoodbye_-_The_Greatest_HitsalbumCertRef-16] "British album certifications – JLS – Goodbye - The Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.

[17] "JLS - Goodbye the Greatest Hits (Deluxe)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[18] "JLS - Goodbye the Greatest Hits (Deluxe)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 15 November 2013.

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v t e JLS
JB Gill Marvin Humes Aston Merrygold Oritsé Williams
Studio albums	JLS Outta This World Jukebox Evolution
Compilation albums	Goodbye – The Greatest Hits
Singles	"Beat Again" "Everybody in Love" "One Shot" "The Club Is Alive" "Love You More" "Eyes Wide Shut" "She Makes Me Wanna" "Take a Chance on Me" "Do You Feel What I Feel?" "Hottest Girl in the World" "Hold Me Down / Give Me Life" "Proud" "Billion Lights"
Tours	JLS Tour 4th Dimensions Tour
Related articles	Discography