Now You're Gone (Basshunter song)

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"Now You're Gone"
Song

"Now You're Gone" is a song performed by Swedish dance musician Basshunter in cooperation with DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz. The single uses the same music as "Boten Anna", Basshunter's major European hit in 2006, but its lyrics, performed in English by Sebastian Westwood, are completely different.

The song was covered by Crazy Frog as "Everyone", on his third studio album and parodied by former BBC Radio 1 host, Chris Moyles.[1]

Differences from "Boten Anna"

In 2007, DJ Mental Theo used the "Boten Anna" instrumental to create a bootleg English-language version for his DJ sets in Magaluf, Mallorca. It was this song that eventually became released as a single.[2]

The song's theme is different from "Boten Anna"; "Boten Anna" is about an IRC bot, and "Now You're Gone" is about a young couple breaking up. The music video expands on this theme, although it suggests a reunion of the couple, which is not referenced in the song itself. The tempo of the song has also been increased compared to "Boten Anna".

Reception

"Now You're Gone" peaked at number one in the United Kingdom in January 2008, having entered at number fourteen there on downloads alone. The single remained at the top spot for five weeks before being knocked off by Duffy's "Mercy". The song also topped the charts in the neighboring Republic of Ireland. "Now You're Gone" became the 40th most bought track worldwide in the sixth week of 2008, where it remained in the same place for three weeks.[3]

Music video

The Iranian model Aylar Lie plays the female lead in the music video of the song. The other two girls that are with Aylar Lie are Silje Lian (who is in the pink top before she gets changed) and Marielle Mathiassen.

The music video expands on the song's theme of a young man and a woman ending their relationship, depicting the couple breaking up over SMS text messages. At the end of the video, the couple kiss, but the lyrics do not follow this event.

To date the video has experienced massive success on Internet video hosting site YouTube, where the video has reached over 200 million views over uploads of the music video on the Hard2Beat and Ultra Music video channels.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:34
  2. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:42
  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:34
  2. "Now You're Gone" (Video Edit) – 2:39
  3. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:42
  4. "Now You're Gone" (Sound Selektaz Remix) – 5:35
  5. "Now You're Gone" (Fonzerelli Remix) – 6:27
  6. "Now You're Gone" (Video)
  • Australian and German CD single / Brazilian digital download
  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:36
  2. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:45
  3. "Now You're Gone" (Sound Selektaz Remix) – 5:38
  4. "Now You're Gone" (Fonzerelli Remix) – 6:29
  5. "Boten Anna" (Radio Edit) – 3:30

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Platinum 600,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 0*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
13 January 2008 – 16 February 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number one single
25 January 2008 – 27 February 2008 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Chris Moyles Parody - Chuffhunter. YouTube. 6 February 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.ministryofsound.com/music/singles/Basshunter
  3. ^ "GLOBAL TRACK CHART". www.mediatraffic.de. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ^ Basshunter - Now You're Gone (Ultra Music). YouTube. 11 January 2008.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 21st April 2008". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Charts". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Tracklisten.
  10. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz: Now You're Gone" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  11. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". VG-lista.
  14. ^ "Romanian Top 100". rt100.ro. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200811 into search.
  16. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Singles Top 100.
  17. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Basshunter: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/basshunter/chart-history/
  20. ^ Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 29 December 2009, presented by DJ Nihal
  21. ^ "Best of 2008". irma.ie. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  22. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2008". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  23. ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2008". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Classement Singles - année 2008" (in French). disqueenfrance.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Årslista Singlar - År 2008" (in Swedish). sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  26. ^ "ultratop RAPPORTS ANNUELS 2008". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  27. ^ "JAHRESHITPARADE SINGLES 2008". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  28. ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2009". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  29. ^ "British single certifications – Basshunter – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Now You're Gone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  30. ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.

External links

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