So Long Self

"So Long Self"
Single by MercyMe
from the album Coming Up to Breathe
Released	March 2006
Recorded	2005 in the United States and England Allaire Studios (Shokan, NY) Oxford Sound (Nashville, TN) Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
Genre	Christian rock
Length	4:03
Label	INO
Songwriter(s)	James Bryson, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Michael John Scheuchzer, Robin Shaffer
Producer(s)	Brown Bannister
MercyMe singles chronology
"In the Blink of an Eye" (2005) "So Long Self" (2006) "Hold Fast" (2006)

"So Long Self" is a song written and performed by Christian rock band MercyMe. "So Long Self" is musically a song with a lyrical theme revolving around a figurative breakup with one's self. "So Long Self" was released as the lead single from the band's 2006 album Coming Up to Breathe.

"So Long Self" received positive reception from critics, who praised the song's lyrical hook. It was added by fifty-two Christian AC stations in its first chart week, a record for the Christian AC chart. The song had success on both Christian and mainstream radio, peaking at number one on the Christian Songs chart for four consecutive weeks; it also peaked at number sixteen on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was listed on Billboard magazine's 2006 year-end Christian Songs and Adult Contemporary charts.