Gone Away

For the EP by Die Kreuzen, see Gone Away (EP).
"Gone Away"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Ixnay on the Hombre
B-side D.U.I
Released March 1997
Format Vinyl and CD[1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:28
Label Columbia, Epitaph (Europe)[2]
Writer(s) Dexter Holland,Aidan Dove
Producer(s) Dave Jerden[3]
Certification Gold (ARIA)[4]
The Offspring singles chronology
"All I Want"
(1996)		 "Gone Away"
(1997)		 "The Meaning of Life"
(1997)

"Gone Away" is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. It is the seventh track on the band's fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) and was released as the second single from the album. It also appears as the sixth track on Greatest Hits (2005). It was written by lead singer Dexter Holland.

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!.

Track listing[5]

CD single

No. Title Length
1. "Gone Away" (Single version) 4:27
2. "Cool to Hate"   2:46
3. "D.U.I." (Dexter Holland, Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman) 2:27
4. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts Cover) 2:37

7" black vinyl

No. Title Length
1. "Gone Away" (Single version) 4:27
2. "D.U.I." (Previously unreleased) 2:27

Promo CD

No. Title Length
1. "Gone Away" (Single version) 4:27

Sales

The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies. It was the first single released by the Offspring to reach Gold status in any country.

Music video

The footage for the music video, shot in grainy quality, shows the band playing in a dark, and apparently abandoned slaughterhouse. Dexter Holland, for most of the video, sings to a shining lightbulb, presumably representative of the soul of the lost person. 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. It was produced by Dave Jerden.

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".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 16
Canadian RPM Singles Chart 28
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 93
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 93
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 35
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 42
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 86

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
"Precious Declaration" by Collective Soul		 Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
May 10, 1997 - May 17, 1997 		Succeeded by
"Little White Lie" by Sammy Hagar

Cover versions

References

  1. ↑ "Gone Away". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Offspring, The – Gone Away". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Offspring – Gone Away". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles" Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on July 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ "The Offspring – Gone Away". Allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Offspring – Gone Away". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Offspring – Gone Away". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Offspring – Gone Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Offspring – Gone Away". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ "Offspring: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "The Offspring – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for The Offspring.
  12. ↑ "The Offspring – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for The Offspring.
  13. ↑ "1997 ARIA Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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