The Farewell Tour (video)

The Farewell Tour
Video by Cher
Released	April 8, 2003 (NBC) August 26, 2003 (VHS)
Recorded	November 8, 2002
Genre	Live
Length	92 mins
Label	Warner Bros.
Director	David Mallet
Producer	Dione Orrom, Paul Morphos
Cher chronology
Live in Concert (1999) The Farewell Tour (2003) The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)

The Farewell Tour is the third live music video title by singer-actress Cher. Released by Warner Music Video in 2003, it contained a live date from Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, filmed at American Airlines Arena in Miami on November 8, 2002. It was originally aired on April 8, 2003^[1] as a television special on American network NBC attracting near 17 million viewers. Cher was awarded with an Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. The same performance is also available on CD format as Live! The Farewell Tour. The video was a big success in many countries and has received several certification awards: 3x Platinum in the US, 8x Platinum in Australia and Platinum in the UK, among others respectively.

Formats

• CD — CD case edition packed with the live CD.
• DVD — DVD Digipack and Amaray Case in some countries packed with the DVD.

Track listing

1. opening
2. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
3. "Song for the Lonely"
4. "Gayatri Mantra"
5. "All or Nothing"
6. "I Found Someone"
7. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
8. "The Beat Goes On"
9. "Baby Don't Go"
10. "I Got You Babe"
11. "All I Really Want to Do"
12. "Half-Breed"
13. "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"
14. "Dark Lady"
15. "Take Me Home"
16. "The Way of Love"
17. "After All" (duet with Paul Mirkovich)
18. "Just Like Jesse James"
19. "Heart of Stone"
20. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
21. "Strong Enough"
22. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
23. "Believe"
24. end credits

DVD Special Features

• 3 extra songs:

1. "Save Up All Your Tears"
2. "We All Sleep Alone"
3. "A Different Kind of Love Song"

• Music Video: "If I Could Turn Back Time (2003 Out to Sea Edit)"
• Cher's Version of West Side Story
• Behind the Scenes Documentary
• Behind the Scenes Interviews
• Extra Cher Monologues
• Costume Designs

Production credits

• Director: David Mallet
• Producers: Dione Orrom and Paul Morphos
• Executive Producers: Cher, Roger Davies and Lindsay Scott
• Executive Producer for Serpent Film: Rocky Oldham
• Tour Directed: Doriana Sanchez
• Choreography: Doriana Sanchez and Bubba Carr

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia	8x Platinum [2]	120,000
Germany	Gold	25,000
New Zealand	Platinum [3]	5,000
Sweden	Gold	10,000
UK	Platinum [4]	50,000
US	3x Platinum [5]	300,000
Total		+510,000

See also

• Live! The Farewell Tour
• Living Proof: The Farewell Tour

External links

• The Farewell Tour at the Internet Movie Database
• Rovi review

References

1. http://articles.courant.com/2003-04-08/features/0304080915_1_farewell-tour-cher-s-long-goodbye-bad-idea
2. "Australian certification". ARIA.com. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
3. "Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006" (PDF). RIANZ. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
4. "UK certification". BPI.com. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
5. "U.S. certification". Riaa.com. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2009-02-13.