Goodbye Mr A

"Goodbye Mr A" is the second single by the English^[2][3][4] pop rock band the Hoosiers, from their debut album, The Trick to Life (2007). The song is written in the key of B major and was created in memory of frontman Irwin Sparkes' secondary school English teacher, Jonathan "Mr A" Anderton, after Sparkes heard of Anderton's death in 2006.^{[citation needed]} It has been noted for its similarities to Electric Light Orchestra's single "Mr. Blue Sky".^[5] Released on 8 October 2007, the song gave the band their second UK top-five single, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 5 on 14 October 2007 and climbing to its peak of No. 4 the following week.

"Goodbye Mr A"
Single by the Hoosiers
from the album The Trick to Life
Released	8 October 2007 (2007-10-08)[1]
Length	4:27
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Irwin Sparkes Alan Sharland Martin Skarendahl
Producer(s)	Toby Smith
The Hoosiers singles chronology
"Worried About Ray" (2007) "Goodbye Mr A" (2007) "Worst Case Scenario" (2008)

Music video

The music video to "Goodbye Mr A" is reminiscent of superhero comics and popular culture, such as the 1960s Batman television series. In the video, the Hoosiers kidnap Mr A, a comic-book character and the world's greatest superhero. They then take his place fighting crime. Despite being fired into space at the end, Mr A. survives and opens his eyes; this is a reference to the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

UK CD single^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Goodbye Mr A" (radio edit)	The Hoosiers	Toby Smith	3:48
2.	"Worried About Ray" (live on Virgin Radio)	Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner, Irwin Sparkes, Alan Sharland, Martin Skarendahl	Smith	4:29

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 23 Scotland (OCC)[9] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position UK Singles (OCC)[11] 60 Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (OCC)[12] 137

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.