It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

Infobox Single
Name = It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
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Artist = Boyz II Men
from Album = Cooleyhighharmony
Released = August 13, 1991
Format = 7" single
Cassette single
CD single
Recorded = 1990–1991
Genre = R&B
Length = 2:47
Label = Motown
2136
Writer = Freddie Perren
Christine Yarian
Producer = Dallas Austin
Certification =
Chart position = *#2 (US Pop)
*#1 (US R&B)
Last single = "Motownphilly"
(1991)
This single = "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
(1991)
Next single = "Uhh Ahh"
(1992)

"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is a song from the 1975 motion picture "Cooley High". The song features music and production by "Cooley High's" musical director, Motown Records songwriter Freddie Perren, with lyrics by Christine Yarian. Motown artist G. C. Cameron recorded the vocal for the song, and a single version of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" peaked at number 35 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B Singles chart.

Sixteen years later, another Motown act, Boyz II Men recorded a cover version of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye" for their debut album, "Cooleyhighharmony" (named in honor of "Cooley High"). Produced by Dallas Austin, Boyz II Men's a capella rendition of the song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart in 1991 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also featured in the movie "Lethal Weapon 3" during Darryl's funeral.

In 2001, The Group made a special remix to the song titled "The Aaliyah Song" dedicating it to Singer Aaliyah.

Parodies

Martin Lawrence sang "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye" in an episode of Martin. During a rehearsal of the play "Romeo and Juliet" (that Gina was starring in), Martin argues with the director that the scene from "Cooley High" where Cochise dies was even more tragic than "Romeo and Juliet," and then starts to sing the song, with Tommy and Cole accompanying him.