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"Gone!"
Single by The Cure
from the album Wild Mood Swings
Released	December 2, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Jazz
Length	4:25
Label	Fiction
Songwriter(s)	Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O'Donnell and Smith
Producer(s)	Robert Smith Steve Lyon
The Cure singles chronology
"Strange Attraction" (1996) "Gone!" (1996) "Wrong Number" (1997)

"Gone!" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the fourth and final single from their tenth studio album Wild Mood Swings (1996) and was released on December 2 1996. The single contained numerous remixes as B-sides.

The song did not achieve commercial success, reaching number 60 on the UK Singles Chart, and was played infrequently at concerts, despite the band having performed it on Later with Jools Holland.

Music video

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A video was recorded for the song at a live concert in Los Angeles in August 1996.

Reception

In an overview of the band's career, Clash magazine said that, alongside "The 13th", "Gone!" has become known for dividing fans, describing them as "love/hate affairs", but noted they "still a band happy to experiment and play with conventions." Peter Parrish of Stylus Magazine described "Gone!" as containing an "um-pa-pa horn action and rinky-dink keyboards."Metro Weekly dismissed the song as "particularly atrocious" and "a throwaway".PopMatters described the song as "groovy freak funk"

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Gone! (Radio Mix)"
2. "The 13th (Feels Good Mix)"
3. "This Is a Lie (Ambient Mix)"
4. "Strange Attraction (Strange Mix)"

CD 2

1. "Gone! (Radio Mix)"
2. "Gone! (Critter Mix)"
3. "Gone! (Ultra Living Mix)"
4. "Gone! (Spacer Mix)"

Personnel

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass
• Perry Bamonte – keyboards
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
• Jason Cooper – drums

References

1. Sutherland, Mark (4 May 1996). "The Cure – Wild Mood Swings". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
2. "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
3. Walker-Smart, Sam. "Complete Guide: The Cure". Clash. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. Parrish, Peter (9 November 2004). "Playing God: The Cure - Wild Mood Swings". Stylus. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
5. Gerard, Chris (2013-10-16). "The Cure's "Wild Mood Swings" revisited". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
6. "The Cure's 'Wild Mood Swings' Indulges the Glories of Genre-Jumping". www.popmatters.com. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

External links

• "Gone!" at Discogs (list of releases)

• The Cure songs
• Songs written by Robert Smith (musician)
• 1996 singles
• Songs written by Perry Bamonte
• Songs written by Jason Cooper
• Songs written by Roger O'Donnell
• Songs written by Simon Gallup
• 1996 songs
• Fiction Records singles