
In the other countries the song achieved relatively weak charting, peaking within the top ten in New Zealand, and the top-fifty in Canada, Ireland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.

Though expected by critics to have surely become Carey's 19th chart-topping single in the United States, following the success of "Touch My Body", the track only managed to reach a peak position of number 19 on the 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, and produced by the former three.

In her 2020 memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, the singer recalled her complicated relationship with her father, a US Army veteran who had an extremely disciplined approach to life that he tried to pass on to his children ('I didnt get it, but you kept me alive,' she sings). General Commenti think this song is about you dont have to say bye to the people you love whove died or broken up with you. "Bye Bye" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her eleventh studio album, E=MC² (2008). This song is loosely based around Mariah Careys loss of her own father, Alfred Roy, who died of cancer in 2002.
