Since You Been Gone
{{Short description|1976 single by Russ Ballard}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Since You Been Gone
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Russ Ballard
| album = Winning
| A-side = Since You Been Gone
| B-side = Venus (Shine Your Light)
| released = 30 January 1976{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1976/Music-Week-1976-01-31.pdf|title=Music Week|page=32}}
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| genre = *Rock{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-rainbow-turned-the-soft-since-youve-been-gone-into-a-crunchy-rock-classic|title=How Rainbow turned the "soft" Since You Been Gone into a crunchy rock classic|publisher=Louder Sound|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2024}}
- pop{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/rainbow-down-to-earth|title=Rainbow's Down to Earth: pranks, tantrums, line-up changes, bad vibes and really bad hair days|publisher=Louder Sound|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2024}}
| length = 2:50
| label = Epic
| writer = Russ Ballard
| producer = Muff Winwood
| prev_title = Loose Women
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = The Russ Ballard Story Part 1
| next_year = 1976
}}
"Since You Been Gone" is a song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and first released on his 1976 album Winning. It was covered by Rainbow in 1979 and released as a single from their album Down to Earth.
Rainbow version
{{Infobox song
| name = Since You Been Gone
| cover = Since You Been Gone.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rainbow
| album = Down to Earth
| A-side = Since You Been Gone
| B-side = Bad Girl
| released = 31 August 1979{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-09-01.pdf|title=Music Week|page=48}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Hard rock
| length = 3:17
| label = Polydor
| writer = Russ Ballard
| producer = Roger Glover
| prev_title = LA Connection
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = All Night Long
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|UwhLqAoqj3IU|"Since You Been Gone"}}}}
}}
In 1979, "Since You Been Gone" was covered by Rainbow, who released it as the first single from their 1979 album Down to Earth with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals. It was a top-10 single in the United Kingdom, where it reached number six. In the US, the song reached number 57. It was named the 82nd-best "Hard Rock Song of All Time" by VH1.{{cite web|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2009|title=Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs|date=12 February 2009|website=}} The song was later included on the second trailer and on the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which first aired on February 12, 2023, during Super Bowl LVII.{{cite news |last1=Barnhardt |first1=Adam |title=Guardians of the Galaxy 3: Here's the Song in the Trailer |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-what-is-song-in-trailer-since-youve-been-gone-rainbow/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Comic Book |date=February 12, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093255/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-what-is-song-in-trailer-since-youve-been-gone-rainbow/ |url-status=live }}
=Charts=
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!Chart (1979–1980) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|5|song=Since You Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|47|artist=Rainbow|song=Since You Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|6|date=19791007|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2018|refname="uk"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|57|artist=Rainbow|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="hot100"}} |
=Certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|relyear=2008|certyear=2023|artist=Rainbow|title=Since You've Been Gone|id=5910-513-1|access-date=21 July 2023}}
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Other cover versions
- In 1978, the Illinois rock band Head East recorded and released a cover version of the song on their 1978 eponymous album, reaching No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Head East's version of this song was their highest charting single.
- Alcatrazz, also fronted by Graham Bonnet, covered the song on the album Live Sentence with Yngwie Malmsteen on guitar, and yet another Bonnet-fronted outfit, Impellitteri, recorded it for their 1988 debut album Stand in Line.
- Brian May of Queen performed the song live on the Back to the Light tour in 1993, and it appears on the Live at the Brixton Academy multi-format release.
- Other cover versions include those by South African all-female band Clout on their 1978 album Substitute, a.k.a. Clout, and by former Runaways vocalist Cherie Currie as a duet with her sister Marie Currie on their 1980 album Messin' with the Boys. Their version reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/messin-with-the-boys-mw0000596615/awards |title=Album Search for "messin with the boys" |publisher=AllMusic |date= |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130224833/http://www.allmusic.com/album/messin-with-the-boys-mw0000596615/awards |url-status=live }}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|_v0bDfZytwk|Video of 1976 Russ Ballard performance}}
- {{YouTube|1P17ct4e5OE|Video of 1979 Rainbow performance}}
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Category:Polydor Records singles
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