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Gone Long Gone

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"Gone Long Gone"
Single by Jason Benoit
from the album Waves
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
GenreCountry
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)Jason Benoit
Producer(s)
Jason Benoit singles chronology
"Crazy Kinda Love"
(2014)
"Gone Long Gone"
(2015)
"Cold Day Comin'"
(2015)

"Gone Long Gone" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Jason Benoit. The track was produced by David Thomson, Gabriel Gallucci, and Max River.[1] It was the second single off Benoit's debut studio album Waves.[2]

Background

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Benoit was writing a post on Twitter when he realized he could turn the words he had written into the opening line of a song.[3] He wrote the song by himself at home in Newfoundland. Benoit remarked that the process from writing the tweet to recording the full track took approximately eight months as both Sony Music Canada and his manager believed it would be a great follow-up to his previous single "Crazy Kinda Love".[3]

Commercial performance

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"Gone Long Gone" reached a peak of number seven on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of July 18, 2015, marking Benoit's first career top ten hit.[4] It also peaked at number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 1, 2015, and was Benoit's first career entry on that chart.[5] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.[6]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Gone Long Gone"
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 78
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 7

Certifications

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Certifications for "Gone Long Gone"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Gone Long Gone - Single by Jason Benoit". Spotify. February 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "East Coast Spotlight – Jason Benoit". Hidden Beats. July 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kelly, Corey. "IN CONVERSATION WITH JASON BENOIT". Sound Check Entertainment. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Jason Benoit Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Jason Benoit Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Jason Benoit – Gone Long Gone". Music Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2022.