High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Goodbye is the Spice Girls' ninth single in the UK and is the group's first single without Geri Halliwell. Since the single was out of print, "Goodbye" was added to the end of Forever which was released two years later. "Goodbye" was written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard, and Matt Rowe. The lyrics (although written before her departure) seem to pay tribute to Halliwell, who departed on 31 May 1998. It is highly rumored that the lyrics were technically penned by band mates Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, and Halliwell. However until the Forever era, all five girls were credited as writers on previous albums. "Goodbye" was initially written for the Spiceworld album, but scrapped due to the girls not liking the lyrics. After Halliwell's departure, the four remaining girls rewrote the lyrics for the single release. During the Return of the Spice Girls Tour, all five girls, including Halliwell, performed the song, although she only sang the chorus. However, Greatest Hits contains the radio edit of the song, without her vocals.