Gone Away (song)
{{Short description|1997 single by the Offspring}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Gone Away
| cover = GoneAwaySingle2.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Offspring
| album = Ixnay on the Hombre
| B-side = D.U.I
| released = March 1997{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Offspring&titel=Gone+Away&cat=s|title=Offspring singles}}
| recorded = 1996
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/best-alternative-rock-songs-1997/2/|title=79 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1997|date=April 25, 2017|website=Spin|access-date=July 7, 2019|page=2}}
| length = 4:28
| label = Columbia
| writer = Dexter Holland
| producer = Dave Jerden{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Offspring&titel=Gone+Away&cat=s |title=The Offspring – Gone Away |publisher=Swiss Hitparade |access-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014032629/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Offspring&titel=Gone+Away&cat=s |archive-date=October 14, 2013 }}
| prev_title = All I Want
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = The Meaning of Life
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Gone Away" is a song by American rock band the Offspring. Written by the band's singer, Dexter Holland, it is the seventh track on the band's fourth studio album, Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), and was released as its second single. It also appears as the sixth track on Greatest Hits (2005). A piano version of the song features as the eleventh track on the group's tenth studio album Let the Bad Times Roll (2021).
The song became the Offspring's first No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, while reaching No. 4 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Through 2009, the band played "Gone Away" with Holland performing on piano throughout Europe and the United States. Two of the tracks from this single ("D.U.I." and "Hey Joe") appear on the band's 2010 compilation album, Happy Hour!.
Former drummer Ron Welty said in 2002 that "Gone Away" was his favorite song to play live.{{cite web |last1=Tama Drums |title=Interview with Ron Welty |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017194723/http://tama.com/artists/interview.asp?ID=89 |website=Tama Drums |access-date=7 March 2025}}
Track listing
;CD single
{{track listing
| all_writing = Dexter Holland, except where noted{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/gone-away-mw0000473076 |title=The Offspring – Gone Away |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=July 12, 2013 }}
| title1 = Gone Away
| note1 = single version
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Cool to Hate
| length2 = 2:46
| title3 = D.U.I.
| length3 = 2:27
| writer3 = Dexter Holland, Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman
| title4 = Hey Joe
| note4 = Billy Roberts cover
| writer4 = Billy Roberts
| length4 = 2:37
}}
;7" black vinyl
{{track listing
| title1 = Gone Away
| note1 = single version
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = D.U.I.
| length2 = 2:27
}}
;Promo CD
{{track listing
| title1 = Gone Away
| note1 = single version
| length1 = 4:27
}}
Personnel
= The Offspring =
- Dexter Holland – vocals, guitar
- Noodles – guitar
- Greg K. – bass
- Ron Welty – drums
Sales
File:The Offspring performing at Caesars Windsor, 2022-11-15 03.jpg performing "Gone Away" during a 2022 concert]]
The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies.
Music video
The music video, shot in grainy quality, was directed by Nigel Dick{{Cite web|url=http://mvdbase.com/video.php?id=20889|title=the Offspring - Gone away @ mvdbase.com|website=mvdbase.com – the music video database|access-date=September 14, 2018}} and was filmed on February 11, 1997 at the Morrell Meat Building in Los Angeles.{{cite web | url=https://www.nigeldick.com/films/productions-1997/ | title=Productions 1997 }} It shows the band playing in a dark, and apparently abandoned slaughterhouse. Dexter Holland, for most of the video, sings to a shining hanging light bulb. He is the only band member to interact with this bulb, though other lightbulbs are shown in each band member's respective rooms. Dexter also sings into a suspended microphone which is also used in the video; it swings back and forth as the video fades to black.
=DVD appearances=
The music video appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005. The DVD also contains a storyboard version of the video (with the storyboard playing over top the music video).
''Rock Band''
The song was made available as downloadable content in the Rock Band series on October 7, 2008. It appeared in the first Offspring pack along with "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" and "Self Esteem".
2021 version
{{Infobox song
| name = Gone Away
| cover = Gone Away 2021 version, single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Offspring
| album = Let the Bad Times Roll
| released = November 12, 2021
| recorded = 2013–2020
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:16
| label = Concord
| writer = Dexter Holland
| producer = Bob Rock
| prev_title = We Never Have Sex Anymore
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Behind Your Walls
| next_year = 2022
}}
The Offspring remade "Gone Away" for their tenth studio album, Let the Bad Times Roll (2021). The song is a stripped-down piano ballad version of the original version from 1997 and was released as the fourth single of the album.
= Track listing =
{{Track listing
| total_length = 14:02
| all_writing = Dexter Holland
| title1 = Gone Away (2021)
| length1 = 3:16
| title2 = Gone Away (Live 2021)
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Gone Away (Alternative 2021)
| length3 = 3:16
| title4 = Gone Away (1997)
| length4 = 4:28
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Australia|16|artist=The Offspring|song=Gone Away}} |
Australia Alternative (ARIA)
|align="center"|4 |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|28|chartid=3245|access-date=April 26, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Canadarock|6|chartid=3201|access-date=April 26, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|93|artist=The Offspring|song=Gone Away|songid=54558|access-date=February 19, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|93|artist=The Offspring|song=Gone Away}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|35|artist=The Offspring|song=Gone Away}} |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|42|artist=Offspring}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|1|artist=The Offspring}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|4|artist=The Offspring}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardradiosongs|50|artist=The Offspring}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1997/singles-chart|title=1997 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=September 23, 2016}}
|align="center"|86 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=1997}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Gone Away|artist=The Offspring|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=February 4, 2025}}
{{certification Table Bottom | nosales=true|streaming=true}}
Notable cover versions
- Five Finger Death Punch covered the song on their 2017 compilation album, A Decade of Destruction, and on their 2018 studio album, And Justice for None. Their version peaked at No. 2 on Billboard{{'}}s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in April 2018.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/five-finger-death-punch/chart-history/rtt/|title=Five Finger Death Punch|magazine=Billboard}}
- The Indianapolis-based rock band Noctura covered the song on their 2011 album, Surrender the Sun.
References
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External links
- {{youTube|numCZoBFcv4|"Gone Away" Official music video}}
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{{Blood of the Martyrs}}
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Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Category:Songs written by Dexter Holland
Category:Epitaph Records singles