Gone (Bebe Rexha song)

"Gone" is a song by Bebe Rexha. It was released on December 19, 2014.[1]

"Gone"
Single by Bebe Rexha
Released	December 19, 2014
Genre	Pop
Length	3:47
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Maki Athanasiou Bryan Fryzel Aaron Kleinstub Bebe Rexha
Producer(s)	Frequency Aalias
Bebe Rexha singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Show You Crazy" (2014) "Gone" (2014) "Hey Mama" (2015)

The song tells of the singer lamenting a past love. The chorus contains the lyrics "'Cause I'm a lost river that'll never reach the sea / When you're not here with me, when you're gone / I'm sick to my bones, I don't feel natural / Without you I'm not whole, when you're gone."

In Australia, the song was used in television advertisements promoting the drama series Love Child on the Nine Network.[2]

Background

Following appearances on albums by Pitbull (Globalization) and David Guetta (Listen),[3] Rexha worked on a follow up to her debut solo single "I Can't Stop Drinking About You", released earlier in 2014.

On December 19, Rexha released two singles, "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy" and "Gone".[4] "Gone" is described as "a tender, piano and string-filled ballad and was produced and co-written by Frequency and Aalias, the same team behind Eminem's 'The Monster'."[5]

Review

Luis Gonzalez of Album Confessions said; "'Gone' succeeds thanks to the stripped back production, Rexha's impressive delivery and a touching, heartbreaking message of lost love. The perfect blend of soft strings and piano turn out to be the right fit for a sure-to-be-critically-acclaimed performance. It is a delicate ballad tailored for Top 40 radio and one that screams for attention for all the right reasons."[6]

Chart performance

"Gone" debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for the week commencing April 13, 2015 at No. 87.[7][8]

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	87

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	December 19, 2014	Digital download	Warner Bros.	[9][10]

References

1. "Gone- Single Bebe Rexha". iTunes Australia. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
2. "Love Child Season 2: Extended Promo". YouTube. March 9, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
3. Adrià (December 22, 2014). "Bebe Rexha estrena 'I'm Gonna Show You Crazy' y 'Gone'". www.elremix.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
4. "Without you I'm not whole..." Facebook.com. December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
5. "Bebe Rexha Gone Idolator premiere". December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
6. "Bebe Rexha Gone single review". Luis Gonzalez. www.albumconfessions.com. December 25, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
7. "April 2015 Chart Watch". www.auspop.com.au. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
8. Gavin Ryan (April 11, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa See You Again Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
9. Gone - Single by Bebe Rexha on Apple Music
10. Gone by Bebe Rexha MP3 Downloads on Amazon