"Gone Away" | ||||
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Single by the Offspring | ||||
from the album Ixnay on the Hombre | ||||
B-side | "D.U.I" | |||
Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dexter Holland | |||
Producer(s) | Dave Jerden [2] | |||
The Offspring singles chronology | ||||
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"Gone Away" is a song by American rock band the Offspring. Written by the band's singer, Dexter Holland, it is the seventh track on the band's fourth studio album, Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), and was released as its second single. It also appears as the sixth track on Greatest Hits (2005). A piano version of the song features as the eleventh track on the group's tenth studio album Let the Bad Times Roll (2021).
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! .
All tracks are written by Dexter Holland, except where noted [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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) | Billy Roberts | 2:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gone Away" (single version) | 4:27 |
2. | "D.U.I." | 2:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gone Away" (single version) | 4:27 |
The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies.
The music video, shot in grainy quality, was directed by Nigel Dick [4] and was filmed on February 11, 1997 at the Morrell Meat Building in Los Angeles. [5] It shows the band playing in a dark, and apparently abandoned slaughterhouse. Dexter Holland, for most of the video, sings to a shining hanging light bulb. 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.
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).
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".
"Gone Away" | ||||
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Single by the Offspring | ||||
from the album Let the Bad Times Roll | ||||
Released | November 12, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2020 | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dexter Holland | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |||
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The Offspring remade "Gone Away" for their tenth studio album, Let the Bad Times Roll (2021). The song is a stripped-down piano ballad version of the original version from 1997 and was released as the fourth single of the album.
All tracks are written by Dexter Holland
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gone Away (2021)" | 3:16 |
2. | "Gone Away (Live 2021)" | 3:42 |
3. | "Gone Away (Alternative 2021)" | 3:16 |
4. | "Gone Away (1997)" | 4:28 |
Total length: | 14:02 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [18] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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