Gone (Montgomery Gentry song) explained

Gone
Cover:Montgomery Gentry - Gone.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Montgomery Gentry
Album:You Do Your Thing
B-Side:"If You Ever Stop Loving Me"[1]
Released:November 15, 2004
Genre:Country
Length:3:16 (single edit)
4:12 (album version)
Label:Columbia Nashville
Producer:Jeffrey Steele[2]
Prev Title:You Do Your Thing
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Something to Be Proud Of
Next Year:2005

"Gone" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in November 2004 as the third single from the duo's album You Do Your Thing, reaching a peak of #3 on the U.S. country charts, #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #92 on the Pop 100. The single has also been certified as a digital gold single by the Recording Industry Association of America. This song is used in the Rock Band Country Track Pack.

Content

"Gone" is a moderate up-tempo featuring accompaniment from electric guitar and Hammond B-3 organ, with Troy Gentry on lead vocals. In it, the male narrator explains that his lover is gone, using a series of similes like "Gone like a freight train, gone like yesterday".

On Montgomery Gentry's website, Gentry explains that he and Eddie Montgomery (the other half of the duo) "knew it was a hit" because the first time they sang the song live, the audience began singing along.[3]

Chart performance

"Gone" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 27, 2004. It has sold 521,000 copies in the U.S. as of September 2017.[4]

Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[5] 4
US Billboard Pop 10092

Year-end charts

Music video

The video was directed by Ivan Dudynsky. It was filmed during the duo's 2004 tour and premiered in early 2005.

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves occasionally use the chorus of this song when one of their players hits a home run at Truist Park.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 284. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. You Do Your Thing . Montgomery Gentry . 2004 . 4–5 . CD booklet . Columbia Records . 90558.
  3. Web site: Montgomery Gentry discography . Montgomery Gentry website . 2009-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061117084638/http://montgomerygentry.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm/?id=1436&inc=7&album_id=569 . November 17, 2006 .
  4. News: Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017. Nielsen SoundScan. September 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919211714/http://www.defjampromo.com/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-9-14-17.pdf. September 19, 2017.
  5. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-22.pdf Radio & Records: April 22, 2005, page 44
  6. Best of 2005: Country Songs . . . 2005. June 16, 2012.