Now You're Gone (Basshunter song)

"Now You're Gone" is a song performed by Swedish dance musician Basshunter in cooperation with DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz. The single uses the same music as "Boten Anna", Basshunter's major European hit in 2006, but its lyrics, performed in English by Sebastian Westwood, are completely different.

"Now You're Gone"
Single by Basshunter and DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz
from the album Now You're Gone – The Album
Released31 December 2007
Recorded2007
GenreEurodance
Length
  • 2:28 (Radio Edit)
  • 2:39 (Video Edit)
  • 5:43 (DJ Alex Extended Mix)
LabelHard2Beat
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Basshunter singles chronology
"Jingle Bells"
(2006)		 "Now You're Gone"
(2007)		 "Please Don't Go"
(2008)
Alternative cover
2008 American release

The song was covered by Crazy Frog as "Everyone", on his third studio album. It has also been parodied by former BBC Radio 1 host, Chris Moyles.[2]

Differences from "Boten Anna"
Dutch DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz collaborated with Swedish musician Basshunter on "Now You're Gone". Swedish music producer Robert Uhlmann produced the song with Basshunter.

In 2007, DJ Mental Theo used the "Boten Anna" instrumental to create a bootleg English-language version for his DJ sets in Magaluf, Mallorca. It was this song that eventually became released as a single.[3]

The song's theme is different from "Boten Anna"; "Boten Anna" is about an IRC bot, and "Now You're Gone" is about a young couple breaking up. The music video expands on this theme, although it suggests a reunion of the couple, which is not referenced in the song itself. The tempo of the song has also been increased compared to "Boten Anna".

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Digital Spy[4]

"Now You're Gone" peaked at number one in the United Kingdom in January 2008, having entered at number fourteen there on downloads alone. The single remained at the top spot for five weeks before being knocked off by Duffy's "Mercy". The song also topped the charts in the neighboring Republic of Ireland.

In 2019 during concert Jingle Bell Ball Tom Walker performed a Christmassy rendition of "Now You're Gone".[5] In 2020 song was included at number 39 in The Top 50 Greatest High Street Club Bangers of All Time by Vice.[6]

Music video

The video was shot in Oslo.[7] The Iranian model Aylar Lie plays the female lead in the music video of the song. Lucas Thorheim is the male actor. The other two girls that are with Aylar Lie are Silje Lian (who is in the pink top before she gets changed) and Marielle Mathiassen.

The music video expands on the song's theme of a young man and a woman ending their relationship, depicting the couple breaking up over SMS text messages. At the end of the video, the couple kiss, but the lyrics do not follow this event.

To date the video has experienced massive success on Internet video hosting site YouTube, where the video has reached over 200 million views over uploads of the music video on the Hard2Beat and Ultra Music video channels.[8]

Track listing
  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:34
  2. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:42
  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:34
  2. "Now You're Gone" (Video Edit) – 2:39
  3. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:42
  4. "Now You're Gone" (Sound Selektaz Remix) – 5:35
  5. "Now You're Gone" (Fonzerelli Remix) – 6:27
  6. "Now You're Gone" (Video)
  • Australian and German CD single / Brazilian digital download
  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:36
  2. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:45
  3. "Now You're Gone" (Sound Selektaz Remix) – 5:38
  4. "Now You're Gone" (Fonzerelli Remix) – 6:29
  5. "Boten Anna" (Radio Edit) – 3:30

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[41] N/A 92,230[42]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Platinum 667,000[45]
United States (RIAA)[46] N/A 95,000[47]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes
  1. Robert Uhlmann not credited on the special version of LOL <(^^,)> album.[1]

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