Gone Long Gone
{{short description|2015 song by Jason Benoit}}
{{infobox song
| name = Gone Long Gone
| artist = Jason Benoit
| album = Waves
| type = single
| cover = Gone Long Gone.jpeg
| border =
| recorded =
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| released = {{start date|2015|02|24}}
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| label = {{hlist|JV Records|Sony Canada}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=24}}
| genre = Country
| writer = Jason Benoit
| producer = {{hlist|David Thomson|Gabriel Gallucci|Max River}}
| chronology = Jason Benoit singles
| prev_title = Crazy Kinda Love
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Cold Day Comin'
| next_year = 2015
| misc =
}}
"Gone Long Gone" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Jason Benoit. The track was produced by David Thomson, Gabriel Gallucci, and Max River.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3FWY5HnGBULy1gX7VWQikM?si=ATUgXgELTp6IFw0Z_HBy_w|title=Gone Long Gone - Single by Jason Benoit|work=Spotify|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=December 24, 2022}} It was the second single off Benoit's debut studio album Waves.{{cite web|url=https://hidden-beats.com/east-coast-spotlight-jason-benoit/|title=East Coast Spotlight – Jason Benoit|work=Hidden Beats|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2022}}
Background
Benoit was writing a post on Twitter when he realized he could turn the words he had written into the opening line of a song.{{cite web|url=https://www.soundcheckentertainment.ca/in-conversatioh-jason-benoit/|title=IN CONVERSATION WITH JASON BENOIT|access-date=December 24, 2022|work=Sound Check Entertainment|first=Corey|last=Kelly}} He wrote the song by himself at home in Newfoundland. Benoit remarked that the process from writing the tweet to recording the full track took approximately eight months as both Sony Music Canada and his manager believed it would be a great follow-up to his previous single "Crazy Kinda Love".
Commercial performance
"Gone Long Gone" reached a peak of number seven on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of July 18, 2015, marking Benoit's first career top ten hit. It also peaked at number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 1, 2015, and was Benoit's first career entry on that chart. The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.
Charts
Certifications
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References
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