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"Gone"
Single by Dierks Bentley
Released	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
Genre	Country
Length	3:25
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Nicolle Galyon Ben Johnson Niko Moon
Producer(s)	David Garcia
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Living" (2019) "Gone" (2020) "Beers on Me" (2021)
Music video
"Gone" on YouTube

"Gone" is a song recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released on October 22, 2020 as the first of two standalone singles referred to as "Covid holdover songs". The song was written by Nicolle Galyon, Ben Johnson and Niko Moon, and produced by David Garcia.

Background

Bentley released "Gone" during the COVID-19 pandemic, and said: “We are all relying on lyrics and melodies at home and trying however we can to find different ways to connect with our fans, so that they know how important they still are to us.” “I hope this song resonates with mine, and I’m counting the days until we can all be back together again, beers in the air.”

Music video

Bentley said: “It just always ends poorly for me in this video,” “I definitely had a lot more fun making it than it looks though…we got to film a bunch of scenes inspired by some of my favorite shows like The Office, MacGyver, Game of Thrones and Full House. And I got to collaborate with some new directors I’ve never worked with, so I left at the end of a really long day feeling really happy and inspired about a kind of sad song.”

The video was co-directed by Wes Edwards and Ed Pryor with contributing guest directors Travis Nicholson, Running Bear and Sam Siske.

Commercial performance

"Gone" peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, Dierk's highest charting position there since his debut single "What Was I Thinkin'", as well as second highest of his career. It also peaked at number two on Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 12, 2021, and remained there for four weeks, having been blocked from the top by Luke Combs's "Forever After All".

Personnel

Credits by AllMusic

• Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
• Dave Cohen - keyboards
• Fred Eltringham - drums
• David Garcia - background vocals
• Krystal Garcia - background vocals
• Jedd Hughes - electric guitar
• Ben Johnson - programming
• Rob McNelley - electric guitar
• Russ Pahl - pedal steel guitar
• Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
• Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin
• Derek Wells - electric guitar

Charts

Certifications

References

1. "Dierks Bentley Put His Guitar Away 'For a Year' Prior to Making Upcoming Album". 11 August 2022.
2. Hudak, Joseph (October 22, 2020). "Dierks Bentley Ghosts Friends and Family in His New Song 'Gone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
3. Shelburne, Craig (December 16, 2020). "Dierks Bentley's Video for "Gone" Isn't Just Another Day at The Office". CMT News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
4. "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
5. "Country Hot 50: Issue 1353". The Music Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
6. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
7. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
8. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
9. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
10. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
11. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
12. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
13. "Canadian single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Gone". Music Canada.
14. "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Gone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

• 2020 singles
• 2020 songs
• Capitol Records Nashville singles
• Dierks Bentley songs
• Songs written by Nicolle Galyon
• Songs written by Niko Moon
• Songs written by Ben Johnson (songwriter)