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Gone! (The Cure song)

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"Gone!"
Single by The Cure
from the album Wild Mood Swings
ReleasedDecember 2, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreJazz[1]
Length4:25
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O'Donnell and Smith
Producer(s)
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,[2] 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

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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 [show] a band happy to experiment and play with conventions."[3] Peter Parrish of Stylus Magazine described "Gone!" as containing an "um-pa-pa horn action and rinky-dink keyboards."[4]Metro Weekly dismissed the song as "particularly atrocious" and "a throwaway".[5]PopMatters described the song as "groovy freak funk"[6]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  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.
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