Now You're Gone (Basshunter song)

"Now You're Gone"
Single by Basshunter and DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz
from the album Now You're Gone – The Album
Released	31 December 2007
Format	12" CD MCD digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Eurodance
Length	2:34 (Radio Edit) 5:43 (DJ Alex Extended Mix)
Label	Hard2Beat (5051011-4730-5-0)
Writer(s)	Basshunter
Producer(s)	Basshunter
Basshunter singles chronology "Jingle Bells" (2006) "Now You're Gone" (2007) "Please Don't Go" (2008) Music video "Now You're Gone" on YouTube

"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.

The song was covered by Crazy Frog as "Everyone", on his third studio album and parodied by former BBC Radio 1 host, Chris Moyles.^[1]

Differences from "Boten Anna"

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.^[2]

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

"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. "Now You're Gone" became the 40th most bought track worldwide in the sixth week of 2008, where it remained in the same place for three weeks.^[3]

Music video

The Iranian model Aylar Lie plays the female lead in the music video of the song. 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.^[4]

Track listing

• 2-track CD single

1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) – 2:34
2. "Now You're Gone" (DJ Alex Extended Mix) – 5:42

• CD maxi single

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

Weekly charts Chart (2007–08) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 78 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 88 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 14 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 8 France (SNEP)[11] 6 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 18 Ireland (IRMA) 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 10 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15] 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16] 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 29 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 1 US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay[20] 1 Chart (2000–2009) Peak position UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade 95[21]

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Ireland (Irish Recorded Music Association)[22] 4 United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[23] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 14 France (Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique)[25] 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 32 Belgium (Wallonia, Ultratop)[27] 54 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[28] 62 Chart (2009) Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Platinum	600,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	Platinum	0^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Chris Moyles Parody - Chuffhunter. YouTube. 6 February 2008.
2. http://www.ministryofsound.com/music/singles/Basshunter
3. "GLOBAL TRACK CHART". www.mediatraffic.de. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
4. Basshunter - Now You're Gone (Ultra Music). YouTube. 11 January 2008.
5. "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 21st April 2008". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. "Ultratop.be – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone" (in French). Ultratop 50.
8. "Charts". Billboard.
9. "Danishcharts.com – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Tracklisten.
10. "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz: Now You're Gone" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
11. "Lescharts.com – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone" (in French). Les classement single.
12. "Musicline.de – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
13. "Charts.org.nz – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Top 40 Singles.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". VG-lista.
15. "Romanian Top 100". rt100.ro. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008.
16. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200811 into search.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Singles Top 100.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. "Basshunter: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
20. http://www.billboard.com/artist/280774/basshunter/chart
21. Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 29 December 2009, presented by DJ Nihal
22. "Best of 2008". irma.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
23. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2008". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
24. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2008". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
25. "Classement Singles - année 2008" (in French). disqueenfrance.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
26. "Årslista Singlar - År 2008" (in Swedish). sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
27. "ultratop RAPPORTS ANNUELS 2008". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
28. "JAHRESHITPARADE SINGLES 2008". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
29. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2009". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
30. "British single certifications – Basshunter – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Enter Now You're Gone in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
31. THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.

External links

• Official website