"Gone" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). Written by Kara DioGuardi and co-written and produced by John Shanks, "Gone" is a pop song about a woman leaving her lover in search for a better relationship. "Gone" was well received by music critics, though it garnered comparisons with similarly titled "Since U Been Gone". Two years after Breakaway's release, "Gone" charted in the Billboard Pop 100 chart at number 77. Clarkson has also performed the song in concert tours, primarily during the Breakaway World Tour from 2005 to 2006 and the Stronger Tour in 2012.
| "Gone" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Kelly Clarkson | |
| from the album Breakaway | |
| Recorded | 2004 Los Angeles, California (Henson Recording Studios) |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | John Shanks |
Background and composition
edit"Gone" was written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, with Shanks also serving as the song's producer. It was one of the two collaborations by DioGuardi and Shanks for Kelly Clarkson's second studio album, Breakaway, along with "You Found Me". Written by in the key of D minor,[1] "Gone" is a pop rock song[2] with a length of 3 minutes and 25 seconds. Clarkson describes it as "feisty".[3][4]
Critical response
edit"Gone" received generally positive reviews from critics, who compared the song to "Since U Been Gone", which is also a track from Breakaway. Charles Merwin of Stylus Magazine wrote that "Gone" "sounds like as though it's grafted the most tame version of Akufen, Christina Aguilera, and latin guitar on top of one another into a hugely satisfying pop masterpiece".[2] The music site, Popservations.com, included it as one of "Clarkson's Best Non-Singles", they wrote that the song "has all the makings of another Clarkson smash, a solid pop-rock production (the stop-start guitar, the filtered drum loop as the chorus kicks in) in which she pointedly tells some loser ex that she's now 'Miss Independent'."[5][unreliable source?]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the Breakaway liner notes.[6]
Recording
- Recorded at Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Personnel
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Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| US Pop 100 (Billboard)[7][8] | 77 |
| US Pop 100 Airplay (Billboard)[7][9] | 41 |
Cover versions
edit| "Me Voy" | |
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 Live version cover art | |
| Song by RBD | |
| from the album Nuestro Amor and We Are RBD | |
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| English title | "I'm Leaving" |
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| Label | EMI |
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 English version cover art | |
Mexican pop band RBD recorded a Spanish cover version of the song titled "Me Voy", for their second studio album, Nuestro Amor (2005).[10] The song was adapted to Spanish by songwriter Mauri Stern. They would later re-record the original English version for the Japanese edition of their first English-language studio album Rebels (2006). The Spanish version of the track was included in the setlist of all their tours starting from 2006 (excluding the first leg of their Tour Generación RBD when they were promoting their first album in 2005), and is featured on the live CDs and DVDs Live in Hollywood, Live in Rio, Hecho en España, Live in Brasília, and Tournée do Adeus.
Formats
edit• Digital download – Spanish version[11]
- "Me Voy" – 3:32
• Digital download – English version
- "Gone" – 3:15
References
edit- ^ DioGuardi, Kara; Shanks, John (2004). "Kelly Clarkson - Gone Sheet Music (Digital Download)" (sheet music). Musicnotes.com. Bug Music. Retrieved April 15, 2013. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Merwin, Charles (February 17, 2005). "Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Anticipation at Fever Pitch for 'Breakaway,' Second Album from Kelly Clarkson". PR Newswire (Press release). UBM plc. November 22, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Kelly Clarkson Biography". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "5 For Fighting: Kelly Clarkson's Best Non-Singles". Popservations.com. November 16, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
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Breakaway (booklet). Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records/19 Recordings/S Records. 2004. 82876-64491-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Kelly Clarkson Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Pop 100 for Kelly Clarkson. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Kelly Clarkson Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Pop 100 Airplay for Kelly Clarkson. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "RBD - Nuestro Amor". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Me Voy". Apple Music. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2024.