"Say Goodnight" is a song recorded by American

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group the

Eli Young Band Eli Young Band is an American country music band composed of members who met while students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas: Mike Eli (lead vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar), and Chris Thompson (drum ...

. It was released in August 2012 as the third single from their album '' Life at Best''. The song was written by

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, Melissa Peirce and

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Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song four stars out of five, writing that "sparse instrumentation early gives the story room to be told and enjoyed." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song a favorable review, saying that "not only does it showcase their strong musical growth but it showcases a band unafraid to record songs that may be out of their typical comfort zone."

Music video

The music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and premiered in November 2012. The robot previously appeared in the 2012 film '' Argo''.

Chart performance

"Say Goodnight" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. ''

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'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 1, 2012. It also debuted at number 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of February 9, 2013.

References

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