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"Gone Already"
Single by Faith Evans
from the album Something About Faith
ReleasedAugust 10, 2010[1]
Recorded2010
GenreR&B
Length3:53
Label
  • Prolific Music Group
  • E1
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Carvin & Ivan
Faith Evans singles chronology
"Tru Love"
(2005)
"Gone Already"
(2010)
"Lay With You"
(2010)

"Gone Already" is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans. It was written by Evans, Ryan Toby, Corey "Latif" Williams, Johnathan Smith, Carvin Haggins, and Ivan Barias for her sixth studio album, Something About Faith (2010), with production helmed by Haggins and Barias under their production moniker Carvin & Ivan.

The song was released for digital download on August 10, 2010, serving as the lead single from the album. Evans's first solo release in five years, it managed to peak at number 26 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100. "Gone Already" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the 2011 Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Described as a "Toni Braxton-worthy breakup ballad" by Andy Kellman of Allmusic, "Gone Already" has received positive critical reception, being cited as one of the "standouts" on Something About Faith.[2] "Gone Already" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 2011 Grammy Awards.

Promotion

Evans performed the song live on The Wendy Williams Show on October 8, 2010[3][4] and on The Mo'Nique Show on November 12, 2010.[5]

Music video

The music video is available on YouTube.

Chart performance

"Gone Already" peaked at number twenty-six on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, spending a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Gone Already - Single by Faith Evans - Download Gone Already - Single on iTunes". iTunes. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Something About Faith - Faith Evans". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Video: Faith Evans – Gone Already (Live) on Wendy Williams". Urban Music Direct. October 8, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  4. ^ Trent (October 9, 2010). "Faith Evans Performs On 'Wendy Williams'". ThatGrapeJuice.net. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "The Mo'Nique Show Season 02 Episode 28 – 2030 Ed Gordon & Faith Evans Full Episode". BET. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Gone Already - Faith Evans". Billboard.com. December 11, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Faith Evans Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-07-13.