[5] Lyrically, the song explores the theme of a heartbreak and is about a relationship coming to an end.
[8] Tomlinson told Entertainment Weekly that "Love You Goodbye" is "when you come to the end of a relationship and you always find yourself seeing that person one last time.
"[4] Brennan Carley of Spin stated, "the tune's a bit more on the saccharine end of things, with the gents harmonizing about a relationship running its course — their voice mesh together incredibly well.
"[9] Noelle DeVoe of Seventeen magazine described the track as "a beautiful tribute to saying goodbye to the person you love one last time.
[11] In the United States, the song peaked at number ten on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.