"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!.
Dexter Holland performing "Gone Away" during a 2022 concert
The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies.
Music videoedit
The music video, shot in grainy quality, was directed by Nigel Dick[4] and was filmed on February 11, 1997 at the Morrell Meat Building in Los Angeles.[5] 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 appearancesedit
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 Bandedit
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".
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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 Gone Away Single by the Offspringfrom the album Ixnay on the HombreB side D U I Released1997Recorded1996GenreAlternative rock 1 Length4 28LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Dexter HollandProducer s Dave Jerden 2 The Offspring singles chronology All I Want 1997 Gone Away 1997 The Meaning of Life 1997 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 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2 1 The Offspring 3 Sales 4 Music video 4 1 DVD appearances 5 Rock Band 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Notable cover versions 9 References 10 External linksTrack listing editCD single All tracks are written by Dexter Holland except where noted 3 No TitleWriter s Length1 Gone Away single version 4 272 Cool to Hate 2 463 D U I Dexter Holland Kevin Noodles Wasserman2 274 Hey Joe Billy Roberts cover Billy Roberts2 37 7 black vinyl No TitleLength1 Gone Away single version 4 272 D U I 2 27 Promo CD No TitleLength1 Gone Away single version 4 27 2021 version No TitleLength1 Gone Away 2021 3 162 Gone Away Live 2021 3 423 Gone Away Alternative 2021 3 164 Gone Away 1997 4 28Total length 14 02Personnel editThe Offspring edit Dexter Holland lead and backing vocals rhythm guitar Noodles lead guitar backing vocals Greg K bass backing vocals Ron Welty drumsSales edit nbsp Dexter Holland performing Gone Away during a 2022 concert The single reached Gold in Australia selling 35 000 copies Music video editThe music video shot in grainy quality was directed by Nigel Dick 4 and was filmed on February 11 1997 at the Morrell Meat Building in Los Angeles 5 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 edit 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 editThe 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 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1997 Peakposition Australia ARIA 6 16 Canada Top Singles RPM 7 28 Canada Rock Alternative RPM 8 6 Germany Official German Charts 9 93 Netherlands Single Top 100 10 93 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 11 35 UK Singles OCC 12 42 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 13 1 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 14 4 US Radio Songs Billboard 15 50 Year end charts edit Chart 1997 Position Australia ARIA 16 86Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 17 Gold 35 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Notable cover versions editFive 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 18 References edit 79 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1997 Spin April 25 2017 p 2 Retrieved July 7 2019 The Offspring Gone Away Swiss Hitparade Archived from the original on October 14 2013 Retrieved October 5 2013 The Offspring Gone Away Allmusic Retrieved July 12 2013 the Offspring Gone away mvdbase com mvdbase com the music video database Retrieved September 14 2018 Productions 1997 The Offspring Gone Away ARIA Top 50 Singles Top RPM Singles Issue 3245 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved April 26 2021 Top RPM Rock Alternative Tracks Issue 3201 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved April 26 2021 The Offspring Gone Away in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved February 19 2019 The Offspring Gone Away in Dutch Single Top 100 The Offspring Gone Away Top 40 Singles Offspring Artist Chart History Official Charts Company The Offspring Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard The Offspring Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard The Offspring Chart History Radio Songs Billboard 1997 ARIA Singles Chart Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved September 23 2016 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1997 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Five Finger Death Punch Billboard External links edit Gone Away Official music video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gone Away song amp oldid 1215739352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
