Chris Brown’s song “Say Goodbye” was included in the soundtrack for the dance movie Step Up. The film, released in 2006, stars Channing Tatum as Tyler Gage, a rebellious Baltimore dancer, and Jenna Dewan as Nora Clark, a classically trained dancer preparing a major performance.
“Say Goodbye” appears on the Step Up soundtrack alongside music by artists including Ciara, Mario, Kelis, Chamillionaire, Yung Joc, and Anthony Hamilton. The soundtrack’s blend of R&B, hip-hop, and dance-pop was central to the movie’s early-2000s style and helped connect Brown’s music with the film’s romantic and rehearsal sequences.
The song was written by Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick Dean, and Adonis Shropshire. It was also released as a single from Brown’s self-titled debut album, which came out in 2005. A common mix-up is confusing the song with the Step Up franchise’s later soundtracks; “Say Goodbye” belongs specifically to the original 2006 film and its soundtrack album.