- Gone Away
Infobox Single |
Name = Gone Away
Caption =
Artist =The Offspring
from Album =Ixnay on the Hombre
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1997
Format = Vinyl andCD
Recorded = 1996
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 04:28
Label = Columbia
Writer =Dexter Holland
Producer =Dave Jerden
Certification =
Chart position =
* #1 (US Mainstream Rock)
* #4 (US Modern Rock)
* #30 (Australia)
* #35 (New Zealand)
* #93 (Germany)
Last single = "All I Want" (1996)
This single = "Gone Away" (1997)
Next single = "The Meaning of Life" (1997)"Gone Away" is a song byThe Offspring , released as the second single from the 1997 album "Ixnay on the Hombre ". This song, according to the DVD side of their "Greatest Hits" album, has helped many fans through hard times in their lives. This song became the band's sole #1 hit on theMainstream Rock Tracks , while reaching #4 on theModern Rock Tracks chart. The song was made available as downloadable content in theRock Band series onOctober 7 ,2008 .Track listing
#"Gone Away (Single Version)" - 4:27
#"Cool to Hate " - 2:46
#"D.U.I. (Previously Unreleased)" - 2:27
#"Hey Joe " - 2:37ong meaning
The song is about grieving after the death of a loved one. There are several rumors as to whom it might be about, the most common being that
Dexter Holland aka Bryan Keith Holland, wrote it after the death of a previous girlfriend, (possibly wife and mother of his daughter Alexa) in a car accident. But he avoids the subject (and song) in interviews and has never confirmed or denied any rumor.On the "Greatest Hits" (DVD Side), he and Noodles talk about "Gone Away" and there is no indication that it is about any one particular person, although Dexter does seem slightly uncomfortable at the subject being brought up.
tructure
The song is in the time signature of 4/4. It utilizes fifth chords in a progression of F5-Ab5-Eb5 and Bb5.
Music video
The music video shows the band playing in a dark
slaughterhouse .Dexter Holland , for most of the video, sings to a shining lightbulb, presumably representative of the soul of the lost person. 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.
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