For several seasons, when someone was eliminated on American Idol, there would be a goodbye/elimination song that would play as Idol would show past moment on the show from that eliminated Idol contestant. I looked online what a lot of the songs were that were used, and thought I would ask and make a poll here. These were the most popular


Daniel Powter - Bad Day (Season 5)
Daughtry - Home (Season 6)
Ruben Studdard - Celebrate Me Home (Season 7)
Carrie Underwood - Home Sweet Home (Season 8)
Will Young - Leave Right Now (Season 9)
David Cook - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Season 10
Scotty McCreery - Please Remember Me (Season 11)
Phillip Phillips - Gone Gone Gone (Season 12)


I have also decided to add these to the list:

Graham Colton - Best Days (Season 7)
(it was a top 24 exit song, and became quite popular, the song was used a few times)

Ferras - Hollywood's Not America (Season 7)
(it was used before the top 24 as an exit song, and became quite popular as well)

Home Sweet Home >>>
Her cover of it was so good and original yet still reminiscent of the original.
Gone Gone Gone is good too tho.

When it comes to Idol, the original is always the best.

Bad Day>>>>>>>

Bad Day is iconic.

Home is iconic as well, but it's not really associated with Idol besides being a Daughtry song.

I voted for Bad Day. I think Home would come 2nd for me.