"Goodwill City" is a 1989 single by Scottish alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie were a Scottish 1980s and 1990s rock group formed in Bathgate, near Edinburgh, Scotland...

. It was their final single release

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 for EMI

EMI

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's Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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, and released as a double A-side with a cover version

Cover version

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 of Iggy & The Stooges' "I'm Sick of You". "Goodwill City" was written by Martin Metcalfe and Derek Kelley, in response to their hometown of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

's reaction to the 1980's AIDS epidemic.

"Goodwill City" was taken from the band's debut album Good Deeds and Dirty Rags

Good Deeds and Dirty Rags

Good Deeds and Dirty Rags is the first album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was released in the UK in 1989 and is therefore from the same era as a number of other Scottish bands including Deacon Blue, Hue and Cry and Danny Wilson...

which was released the earlier that year. In 1991, after Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie had signed to Gary Kurfirst

Gary Kurfirst

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's Radioactive Records

Radioactive Records

Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business....

, "Goodwill City" was remixed and featured on their debut international album release, also titled Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie.

In 1993, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie self-released a "Goodwill City (Live)" EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 featuring live versions of some of their tracks, and one studio track, "Working on a Shoe-fly", which was cut from the tracklist of their 1991 second album Hammer and Tongs

Hammer and Tongs

Hammer and Tongs is the second album from the Scottish rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was recorded in Germany in 1989, at Berlin's Hansa Ton Studios just as the Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred...

.

Track listings

• UK 7" single Capitol Records CL 538
• UK 7" single Capitol Records CLX 538 (Boxset)
• UK Cassette single Capitol Records TCCL 538

1. "Goodwill City"
2. "I'm Sick of You"

• UK 12" single Capitol Records 12CL 538

1. "Goodwill City"
2. "I'm Sick of You"
3. "What's Got Into You"

• UK 12" single Capitol Records 12CLG 538 (Gatefold sleeve)
• UK CD single Capitol Records CLCD 538

1. "Goodwill City"
2. "I'm Sick of You"
3. "What's Got Into You"
4. "Insidious Things"

• UK 12" maxi Blokshok Records BLOK001T (Gatefold sleeve)
• UK CD maxi Blokshok Records BLOK001CD

1. "Goodwill City" (Live)
2. "Mystery Train
   Mystery Train
   "Mystery Train" is a song written by Junior Parker and Sam Phillips. It was first recorded in Phillip's Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee in 1953. Raymond Hill plays tenor sax and Matt Murphy plays lead guitar with Bill Johnson on piano, Pat Hare on...
   
   " (Live)
3. "Open Your Arms
   Open Your Arms
   "Open Your Arms" is a 1988 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their second major label single recorded for EMI's Capitol Records....
   
   " (Live)
4. "Working on the Shoo-fly"

Comprehensive charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Goodwill City"/"I'm Sick of You"	UK CIN Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	49

External links

• Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie website
• "Goodwill City"/"I'm Sick of You" discography
• "Goodwill City (Live)" discography