Before The Goodbye of 2020

[SouthernOreo]

Here I am laying in bed at 4:30am and I decide to start listening to the “Britney” album (it’s literally a pop calzone). It gets to the song “Before The Goodbye” and I’m just like WAIT A MINUTE — have I always known this song because I swear I’ve never heard it before. 
 

WHY IS THIS SONG NOT TALKED ABOUT MORE?!! 
 

The cadence. The flow. The melody. The way she switches from her upper register “pop” voice back to her natural tone. THE BEAT SWITCH UP. LIKE WHAT?!!

 

PLEASE tell me I’m not the only one who’s lowkey obsessed with this song?!!

[rennen]

You're not alone. Not alone. Not alone. 

It's one of my favourite songs from that era and it's criminal that it's an international bonus track. It's also criminal that 'Britney' turned into the Crossroads soundtrack but let's not dive into that again. 

I remember she interviewed with Rolling Stone a couple of months before the 'Britney' album release, and they sat in while she recorded Before the Goodbye. From memory the interviewer was pleasantly surprised by her voice and BT had nothing but nice things to say about Britney. 

[rocXtar]

As far as I remember It was supposed to be the lead single before slave 4u came ... can u imagine ?!

[levxy]

It was my favorite Song for a long time

[MeAgainstTheMusic_]

56 minutes ago, rocXtar said:

As far as I remember It was supposed to be the lead single before slave 4u came ... can u imagine ?!

Yep it was meant to be the lead from the Britney album.

I have to say she made the right decision going for Slave.

[Blackout2006]

An eurodance masterpiece and @Iconic 4 U will deal

[britneymegamix]

Unique, timeless and probably the best one from 'Britney' 

[Lonely2001]

It's good. Not my favourite from the album but also not one of the worst. It's kinda in the middle for me. My ranking is kinda like this:

1. Overprotected

2. Lonely

3. What It's Like To Be Me

4. I Run Away

5. I'm A Slave 4 U

6. Cinderella

7. Before The Goodbye

8. That's Where You Take Me

9. I Love Rock 'n' Roll

10. Anticipating

11. When I Found You

12. Boys

13. Bombastic Love

14. I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman

15. Let Me Be

But to be honest She'll Never Be Me, When I Say So and Sinner deserved to be on the album more than last 8 songs on my ranking. Mad Love and the b-side Intimidated aren't bad either.

[girl_bye]

2 hours ago, britneymegamix said:

Unique, timeless and probably the best one from 'Britney' 

how can this be when lonely exists

[Alex_1991]

Her second best song of that era right after Slave, and one of the of the song she's released. 

It just lacks a proper bridge before the last chorus. 

Should have been single 2 after slave, with overprotected as 3, lonely as 4 and boys as 5