It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

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"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
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Single by G.C. Cameron
from the album Cooley High: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/G.C. Cameron
B-side "Haulin' + Cold Blooded (Instrumental)" by Freddie Perren
Released September 1, 1975 (1975-09-01)
Recorded 1975
Genre Soul
Length 3:25
Label Motown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Freddie Perren
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"If You're Ever Gonna Love Me"
(1975)		 "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
(1975)		 "Dream Lady"
(1976)

"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is an R&B song written by Motown husband-and-wife songwriting team Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian for the 1975 film Cooley High. In the film, the song is performed by Motown artist G.C. Cameron, whose rendition peaked at number 38 on the Billboard R&B singles chart that same year. Perren also composed the instrumental score for Cooley High, and the B-side to "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" features two of his score compositions from the film.

Boyz II Men cover

"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
Boyz ii men it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday us cassette commercial.jpg
U.S. commercial cassette single
Single by Boyz II Men
from the album Cooleyhighharmony
Released August 20, 1991
Genre A cappella, soul
Length 2:47
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian
Producer(s) Dallas Austin
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"Motownphilly"
(1991)		 "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
(1991)		 "Uhh Ahh"
(1991)

The contemporary R&B Motown group Boyz II Men recorded the song in an a cappella rendition 16 years later. Released as a single, Boyz II Men's recording peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart in December 1991. The track was included on Boyz II Men's first album, Cooleyhighharmony, its name a reference to the film from which the song originated.

The music video for the song is dedicated to rapper MC Trouble, who died a few months after the album's release, and it featured archive footage of Jim Henson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Gilda Radner, and several others who had died recently.[citation needed]

The song was used in the 1992 action film Lethal Weapon 3, in the funeral scene for Daryl, a 15-year-old gangbanger shot down by Murtaugh.

Track listings

US cassette single

  • A It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (LP Version)
  • Album Snippets
  • B1 Under Pressure
  • B2 Please Don't Go
  • B3 Lonely Heart
  • B4 Uhh Ahh
  • B5 It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday

Europe Maxi-CD

  1. It's Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (Radio Version) 3:06
  2. It's Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (A capella Version) 3:49
  3. Album Snippets
  • 3a Under Pressure 0:48
  • 3b Please Don't Go 1:00
  • 3c Lonely Heart 1:00
  • 3d Uhh Ahh 1:03

Other versions

The Flex covered "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" for the House Party 2 soundtrack album, released in October 1991.[1]

A Cantonese version of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" was covered by Jacky Cheung. The song is titled "偷閒加油站" and it is featured on the 1992 album 真情流露.

In Lucifer series 5 episode 15, a version is sung by Ella Lopez (Aimee Garcia) and Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis). It begins with Ella singing in Spanish before Lucifer joins in and the continue in English.

Charts and certifications

G.C. Cameron version

Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[2] 38

Boyz II Men version

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Gold 7,500
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2048." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Boyz II Men – It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Boyz II Men – It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Boyz II Men – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Boyz II Men.
  10. ↑ "Boyz II Men – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Boyz II Men.
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