Gone! (The Cure song) explained

Gone!
Cover:Gone1.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Cure
Album:Wild Mood Swings
Released:December 2, 1996
Recorded:1995
Genre:Jazz[1]
Length:4:25
Label:Fiction
Prev Title:Strange Attraction
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Wrong Number
Next Year:1997

"Gone!" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the fourth and final single from their tenth studio album Wild Mood Swings in December 1996. The single contained numerous remixes as B-sides.

Music video

A video was recorded for the song at a live concert in Los Angeles in August 1996.

Release

Released on December 2, 1996, the song did not achieve commercial success, reaching number 60 on the UK Singles Chart,[2]

Notes and References

  1. The Cure – Wild Mood Swings . . 4 May 1996 . 27 February 2017 . Sutherland . Mark . https://web.archive.org/web/20000817221217/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001084reviews.html . 17 August 2000.
  2. Web site: Walker-Smart. Sam. Complete Guide: The Cure. Clash. 25 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Parrish . Peter . Playing God: The Cure - Wild Mood Swings . Stylus . 25 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330023100/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/playing_god/the-cure-wild-mood-swings.htm . 30 March 2014 . 9 November 2004 . dead .
  4. Web site: Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company |website=Official Charts] |access-date=May 15, 2016}} and was played infrequently at concerts, despite the band having performed it on Later with Jools Holland.

    In an overview of the band's career, Clash magazine said that, alongside "The 13th", "Gone!" has become known for dividing fans, describing them as "love/hate affairs", but noted they "still [show] a band happy to experiment and play with conventions."[2] Peter Parrish of Stylus Magazine described "Gone!" as containing an "um-pa-pa horn action and rinky-dink keyboards."[3]

    Track listing

    CD 1

    1. "Gone! (Radio Mix)"
    2. "The 13th (Feels Good Mix)"
    3. "This Is a Lie (Ambient Mix)"
    4. "Strange Attraction (Strange Mix)"

    CD 2

    1. "Gone! (Radio Mix)"
    2. "Gone! (Critter Mix)"
    3. "Gone! (Ultra Living Mix)"
    4. "Gone! (Spacer Mix)"

    Personnel

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