The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye is a song by pop rock band The New Romantic Devils from Fort Worth, Texas. It is the sixth and final single from the album Painting the Perfect Picture. The song is sung by Rachel. The album in its early stages was named The Long Goodbye and this song was written in mind to be the title track. The song was also considered to be the first single. This single had the most success off the album and is considered a fan favorite.
Background
The song is a straightforward rock song in the vein of the first three albums, The album as it was being recorded and instructed with Peyton and Rachel being given more lead way and directing the project took on a more pop oriented album and this track almost was left off. Archie and Keith fought for it to stay. As the album was cut down from 20 tracks to 10 it was then built back up to 14. Every time the track was left off and they would fight to include it, When the final track list was set to 16 it was decided to be the intro track to the album. The Song was written by Archie, Keith, Freddy, Peyton, and Rachel. 
Personnel 
Archie Monroe- Lead guitar on all tracks and backing vocals lead vocals track 11 
Peyton Reed- Bass on all tracks and some rhythm guitar vocals on 5 and 14
Keith Hudson- Drums on all tracks lead vocals 2, 4, 7 and co lead on track 9 and 14
Rachel Monroe- Piano, Rhythm guitar on all tracks lead vocals on tracks 1, 3,6,8, 10,12,13, 15, 16
Freddy Spencer-additional guitar work on all tracks.
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Freddy Spencer. ￼