Goodbye Earl

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"Goodbye Earl" is a darkly comic country song by the Dixie Chicks about two friends who murder an abusive husband and dispose of his body.

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Goodbye Earl canonical 1

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instanceOf single
song
album Fly NERFINISHED
artist Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
The Chicks NERFINISHED
awarenessImpact Brought attention to domestic abuse issues in popular country music
chartPerformance Reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
composer Dennis Linde NERFINISHED
controversy Lyrics about killing an abusive husband led some radio stations to refuse to play the song
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCameo Dennis Franz NERFINISHED
Jane Krakowski NERFINISHED
Lauren Holly NERFINISHED
Michael DeLuise NERFINISHED
genre country
country pop
dark comedy
hasCharacter Earl NERFINISHED
Mary Ann NERFINISHED
Wanda NERFINISHED
hasChorusLine "Earl had to die"
hasFormat CD single
digital download
radio single
hasMusicVideo Yes
labelCatalogRole lead single promoting the darker comedic side of the Fly album
language English
musicalFeature fiddle-driven arrangement
three-part vocal harmonies
musicVideoDirector Evan Bernard NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme domestic violence
female friendship
murder
vigilante justice
partOfAlbum Fly NERFINISHED
performer Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
The Chicks NERFINISHED
plotSummary Two friends murder an abusive husband named Earl and dispose of his body.
producer Blake Chancey NERFINISHED
Paul Worley NERFINISHED
recordLabel Monument Records NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2000
singleFromAlbumNumber third single from the album Fly
tempo uptempo
writer Dennis Linde NERFINISHED

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Dixie Chicks hasHitSong Goodbye Earl