Gone Away

"Gone Away"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Ixnay on the Hombre
Released	March 1997
Format	Vinyl and CD
Recorded	1996
Genre	Post-grunge, alternative rock
Length	4:28
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Dexter Holland
Producer	Dave Jerden
Certification	Gold (ARIA)
The Offspring singles chronology
"All I Want" (1996) "Gone Away" (1997) "Cool to Hate" (1997)

"Gone Away" is a song by American rock band The Offspring. It is the seventh track on their fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) and was released as the second single from the album. The song also appears as the sixth track on their Greatest Hits (2005).

The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, becoming their only #1 song on this chart, while reaching #4 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Through 2009, The Offspring have played "Gone Away" with Dexter Holland performing on piano while live throughout Europe and in the United States.

Two of the tracks from this single ("D.U.I." and "Hey Joe") will appear on the band's 2010 Japan only compilation album Happy Hour!.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gone Away (Single Version)"	4:27
2.	"Cool to Hate"	2:46
3.	"D.U.I."	2:27
4.	"Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts Cover)	2:37

Sales

The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies. It was the first single released by the Offspring to reach Gold status in any country.

Music video

The footage for the music video, shot in grainy quality, shows the band playing in a dark, and apparently abandoned 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. It was produced by Dave Jerden.

DVD appearances

The music video appears as an extra on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005. It also appears in the 1999 long-out of print film Americana. The DVD also contains a storyboard version of the video (with the storyboard playing over top the music video.)

Rock Band

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."

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	4
Australian Singles Chart	16
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	42
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	6
Mega Single Top 100	93
New Zealand Singles Chart	35
UK Singles Charts	42

Preceded by "Precious Declaration" by Collective Soul

Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single May 10, 1997 - May 17, 1997

Succeeded by "Little White Lie" by Sammy Hagar

Cover Versions

This song was covered by the band Noctura.

External links

• "Gone Away" Official music video on YouTube