


Carey performed "Bye Bye" for the final time on the seventh season of American Idol, where she was featured as a mentor for the top-seven week. Carey first performed the song on T4, followed by Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show. "Bye Bye" was performed on few live televised appearances, in comparison to the large promotional boost given to "Touch My Body". In other countries, the song achieved relatively weak charting, and reaching the top-ten in New Zealand and the top-fifty in Canada, Ireland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song received generally positive reviews, with many critics considering it a highlight from the album. Lyrically, the song is a dialogue in between Carey and her deceased father throughout the verses, and a universal salute to departed loved ones on the chorus. The song is influenced by pop and R&B music genres, and features a piano and keyboard-driven melody. It was released as the album's second single on April 15, 2008. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Johntá Austin. She co-wrote the song with its producers Mikkel S. " Bye Bye" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her eleventh studio album, E=MC² (2008).
