Gone, Gone, Gone (Phillip Phillips song) explained

Gone, Gone, Gone
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Type:single
Artist:Phillip Phillips
Album:The World from the Side of the Moon
Released:February 11, 2013
Recorded:2012
Length:3:29
Label:Interscope
Producer:Gregg Wattenberg
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Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Where We Came From
Next Year:2013

"Gone, Gone, Gone" is a song recorded by American recording artist Phillip Phillips from his debut album The World from the Side of the Moon. It was released on February 11, 2013, by Interscope Records as the second single from the album. The song was co-written by Derek Fuhrmann, Todd Clark, and Gregg Wattenberg, Wattenberg also produced the song himself. "Gone, Gone, Gone" became a commercial success in the United States as it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold more than two million digital copies since its release.

Background and composition

The song was co-written by Derek Fuhrmann, formerly of Omnisoul, Todd Clark, and Gregg Wattenberg. Phillips revealed on December 19, 2012 to Yahoo Canada Music that the second single would be "Gone, Gone, Gone".

It’s a good little love song. Todd Clark and Derek Fuhrmann, they wrote [it] and brought it to me and I thought it was a beautiful song. The more I’ve played it live, the more I’ve made it more my own and people seem to really connect with it and really enjoy it so I’m excited to see how that song’s going to do." - Phillip Phillips[1]

The sheet music for the song is published in F♯ major,[2] with a tempo of 116-120 beats per minute.[3]

Critical reception

"Gone, Gone, Gone" received positive reviews from music critics. Music blog POP! Goes The Charts stated that "it's a solid recording... a much stronger release than "Home"," comparing the arrangement to the John Butler Trio.[4]

Lynsey Parker of Yahoo Music wrote that, as a "rousing folk-rock anthem filled with stompy marching-band beats, chanty choruses, winsome guitars, and declarations of undying loyalty, "Gone, Gone, Gone" is arguably just as catchy as "Home," if not more so."[5]

Digital Journal called it "a breath of fresh air",[6] while Grady Smith of Entertainment Weekly thought the song "melodic and memorable and could easily cement Phillips’ status as a relevant 2013 artist".[7]

Simon Cleary of musicinsideu.com praised the lyrical content of the song which he described as being about "the backbone, the cornerstone of true love," and added that "not many people still dare to believe this kind of love exists anymore. Even fewer believe it's possible for them to live true love. Phillip's got the courage to believe, and to live, and to love."[8]

Chart performance

"Gone, Gone Gone" reached No. 12 in the Billboard Bubbling Under chart when Phillip Phillips' debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, was released on November 19, 2012. It sold 31,000 copies for the week. The song was released to HAC and AAA radio stations on February 11, 2013, and it entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No.100 on March 13, 2013.[9] It climbed to No. 59 the next week after Phillips performed the song on the twelfth season of American Idol which saw its weekly downloads boosted by 257% to 65,000.[10] [11] It reached No. 1 in the AAA chart in April 2013, the Triple A Audience chart, as well as the recurrent AAA chart in July 2013.[12] The song was No. 1 in a total of eight Billboard charts.[13] "Gone, Gone, Gone" peaked at position #24 on the Billboard Hot 100.[14] On August 26, 2013, "Gone, Gone, Gone" became Phillips' second No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, making him one of the few solo males to take their first two Adult Contemporary chart entries to No. 1.[15]

The song sold its first million copies by July 2013,[16] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 1, 2013.[17] [18] It reached its 2 million sales mark in May 2014.[18]

Music video

The music video was directed by Joseph Toman and was shot in Springfield, Missouri and Palm Springs, Los Angeles.[19] [20] The video premiered on Phillips's Vevo site on February 15, 2013.[21]

The video starts with the stuttering frames of home movie as it begins to play, and Phillips going on a stroll at sunset. It interspersed shots of Phillips singing with grainy home video footage spanning decades to tell the story of love and family and the human experience. "I wanted the video to feel generational, not just about the present, but the people before us that paved the way," says the director,[20] "It's a celebration of life, and hopefully a piece that everyone can find something in to relate to."[22]

Live performances

On January 16, 2013, Phillip Phillips performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! to coincide with the twelfth season premiere of American Idol. Phillips performed the song on the March 14 results show on the twelfth season of American Idol.[23] He subsequently performed the song on a number of television shows, including NBC's Today and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[24] [25] He was also invited to the pregame show for Super Bowl XLVIII where the song was performed.[26]

In popular culture

The song was used in the farewell videos for eliminated contestants during the twelfth season of American Idol on the results show usually broadcast on Thursdays. The song played in the background while highlights from the eliminated candidate's run during the show were shown.

"Gone Gone Gone" was used in a campaign by Do Something and VH1 to rally young people to create a crowd-sourced music video.[27] The best user-submitted videos were mixed into a Band Together cover of the song released on YouTube.[28]

"Gone Gone Gone" was used in the 2013 films Grudge Match,[29] Delivery Man including on its TV spots,[30] and in the 2014 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.[31]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[32] 65
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 61
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[34] 10
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[35] 16
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[36] 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[37] 4
Chart (2014)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[38] 29

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United States[39] [40] February 11, 2013 Adult album alternative, Adult contemporary musicInterscope Records
May 28, 2013Top 40/Mainstream radio

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Phillip Phillips announces next single 'Gone Gone Gone': Hear it here! . Grady Smith . December 19, 2012 . EW.com .
  2. Web site: Derek. Fuhrmann. Gregg. Wattenberg. Todd. Clark. Phillip. Phillips. 2013-03-22. Gone, Gone, Gone. 2021-10-28. Musicnotes.com.
  3. Web site: Gone, Gone, Gone. 22 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Soybel. Adam. SINGLE REVIEW: Phillip Phillips - "Gone, Gone, Gone". 10 December 2012. Wordpress. 10 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Phillip Phillips Debuts New "Gone, Gone, Gone" Video . Lyndsey Parker . Yahoo Music . February 15, 2013 .
  6. Web site: Papadatos. Markos . Review: Phillip Phillips releases new single 'Gone, Gone, Gone' to radio . Digital Journal . Feb 24, 2013.
  7. Web site: Smith. Grady. Phillip Phillips announces next single 'Gone Gone Gone': Hear it here!. USA Today.
  8. Web site: Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips.
  9. News: Week Ending March 10, 2013. Songs: The Record-Setter That Isn't #1 . Paul Grein . Yahoo Music (Chart Watch) . March 13, 2013 . March 20, 2013 .
  10. News: Phillip Phillips' 'Idol' return means big sales boost . Mansfield . Brian . Idol Chatter . USA Today . 2013-03-20 . March 20, 2013.
  11. Billboard Hot 100 - Phillip Phillips
  12. News: 'American Idol' on the Charts: Phillip Phillips' 'World' Keeps Getting Bigger . Fred Bronson . Hollywood Reporter . July 5, 2013 . July 21, 2013 .
  13. News: 'American Idol' on the Charts: Taking a New 'Look' at an Old Carrie Underwood Song . Fred Bronson . Hollywood Reporter . February 24, 2014 . February 25, 2014 .
  14. Web site: Phillip Phillips Chart History: The Hot 100. Billboard.
  15. News: Phillip Phillips Scores Second AC No. 1 - . Billboard . Gary Trust . August 26, 2013.
  16. News: Week Ending July 7, 2013. Songs: The Actress in the Top 10 . Paul Grein . Chart Watch . Yahoo . July 10, 2013 .
  17. United States. single. Phillips, Phillip. August 14, 2013.
  18. Web site: Chart Watch: Meet Iggy Azalea! . Pauk . Grein . ChartWatch . . May 28, 2014 .
  19. Web site: Phillip Phillips "Gone" (Joseph Toman, Dir.) . Videostatic .
  20. Web site: Watch PHILLIP PHILLIPS Video for New Single'Gone, Gone, Gone'! . Music World.com . February 15, 2013 .
  21. News: 'American Idol' Phillip Phillips Releases 'Gone, Gone, Gone' Video Amid Family Drama. Michele Amabile Angermiller . The Hollywood Reporter . February 15, 2013 .
  22. Web site: Editor's video pick: Phillip Phillips "Gone, Gone, Gone" . She Knows Entertainment . Natasha Shankar . February 24, 2013 . February 26, 2013 . November 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161106172024/http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/986289/editors-video-pick-phillip-phillips-gone-gone-gone . dead .
  23. News: 'American Idol' on the Charts: Phillip Phillips' Live Performance Boosts 'Gone, Gone, Gone' . Fred Bronson . The Hollywood Reporter . March 22, 2013.
  24. Web site: Phillip Phillips – Home and Gone Gone Gone – Today Show . Rickey Yaneza . Rickey . June 28, 2013 .
  25. Web site: Phillip Phillips Performs on The Tonight Show. Phillip Phillips Online .
  26. Web site: Phillip Phillips & The Band Perry Rock Out During Super Bowl Pregame Show . February 2, 2014 . Chloe Melas . Hollywood Life .
  27. Web site: DoSomething.org and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Release Crowd-Sourced Music Video with Phillip Phillips to Save Music Education Programs . PR Newswire .
  28. Web site: Phillip Phillips - Gone Gone Gone (Band Together Cover) . YouTube.
  29. Web site: Grudge Match Soundtrack List . Soundtrack Mania .
  30. Web site: 'Delivery Man' Keeps Money In Phillip Phillips's Pocket . Ashley Burns . November 22, 2013 . Film Drunk.
  31. Web site: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Soundtracks . IMDb.
  32. Web site: Best of 2013: Canadian Hot 100. Prometheus Global Media. December 13, 2013.
  33. Web site: Hot 100 Songs: Year End 2013 . . December 13, 2013.
  34. Web site: Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013 . . December 13, 2013.
  35. Web site: Triple A Songs: 2013 (Year-End) . . December 13, 2013 . subscription .
  36. Web site: Adult Contemporary Songs: Year End 2013 . . December 13, 2013.
  37. Web site: Adult Pop Songs: Year End 2013 . . December 13, 2013.
  38. Web site: Adult Contemporary Songs: Year End 2014. . September 16, 2019.
  39. http://playiga.com/phillip-gone-gone-gone/ PHILLIP PHILLIPS "Gone, Gone, Gone"
  40. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130430152925/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases . Top 40/Mainstream - Future Releases . April 30, 2013 .