"Goodbye Little Boy" was the first single released in March 1989 by Australian group The Triffids ahead of their album The Black Swan.

"Goodbye Little Boy" was produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Morrissey),[2] and co-written by McComb and Adam Peters.

[3] The B-Side "Go Home Eddie" was written by McComb[3] and produced by Street.

The songs were recorded between September and October 1988 at The Justice Room, Cathanger, Somerset.

81 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in April 1989.