Gone ('N Sync song)

"Gone"
Single by 'N Sync
from the album Celebrity
Released September 4, 2001
Format CD Single
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop
Length 4:54
Label Jive Records
Writer(s) Justin Timberlake, Wade Robson
'N Sync singles chronology
"Pop"
(2001)		 "Gone"
(2001)		 "Girlfriend"
(2002)

"Gone" is the second single from 'N Sync's third studio album, Celebrity. The single debuted on the band's 2001 Pop Odyssey World Tour, during the summer of 2001. The commercial release of the single didn't occur until Summer 2001. In 2002, Bachata group, Aventura covered the song on their album, We Broke the Rules. The song was nominated at the 44th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, but the track lost to U2's "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of". In April 2002, a remix of the track, entitled the "Gone Clubbin I'll Be Back Late Mix", appeared as a double A-side with The Neptunes Remix of Girlfriend in several countries, however, was released as a solo single in both Europe and Australia.

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Music video

Directed by Herb Ritts and filmed in August 2001, the video wasn't released until late September because of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The video is in black and white, and has shots similar to Charlie Chaplin-esque footage. The video is a mixture of flashbacks of Justin Timberlake's video girlfriend and his world currently, all filmed in an apartment. The video shows flashbacks of his girlfriend's birthday party, and random parts in their apartment where emotional moments taken place. The video was a hit, becoming *NSYNC's eighth number 1 video for TRL and MuchMusic. This video and their other music video "Pop" even got spins on BET's 106 & Park, making 'N Sync the only all-white band to ever get rotation on the show. The video debut on TRL was September 27, 2001. The music video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, but it lost to "Without Me" by Eminem. MADtv spoofed the video on November 24, 2001 with "John", about trying to find the toilet after eating too much Taco Bell.

Chart success

The single proved to be even more successful than previous single, "Pop". The single peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 13, 2001. It also reached #14 on the Hip Hop/R&B Airplay charts, becoming the only pop boy band to chart there. The single also hit #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts. The song was also a hit abroad, hitting #28 in Canada, #24 in the UK, #21 in Japan and #43 in Sweden.

Track listing

  1. "Gone" (Radio Edit) - 4:22
  2. "Gone" (Spanish Version) 4:22
  3. "Gone" (Album Version) - 4:57
  4. "I'll Be Good For You" - 3:56
  1. "Gone" (Radio Edit) – 4:22
  2. "I'll Be Good For You" – 3:56
  3. "Pop" (Pablo La Rosa's Funktified Mix) – 5:38
  1. "Gone" (Gone Clubbin' I'll Be Back Late Mix) - 5:57
  2. "Gone" (Radio Edit) - 4:22
  3. "The Game Is Over" - 3:25
  1. "Gone" (Gone Clubbin' – I'll Be Back Late Mix) – 5:57
  2. "Gone" (Gone Clubbin' – I'll Be Back Late Radio Edit) – 3:57
  3. "Gone" (Radio Edit) – 4:22
  4. "Gone" (Spanish Version) – 4:22
  5. "Girlfriend" (The Neptunes Remix) - 4:43

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 28
Japan Singles Chart 21
Swedish Singles Chart 43
Swiss Singles Chart 85
UK Singles Chart 24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11

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References

'N Sync
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Tours
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