When You're Gone (Bryan Adams song)
1998 single by Bryan Adams / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"When You're Gone" is a song by Canadian musician Bryan Adams featuring English singer Melanie C, from the former's eighth studio album, On a Day Like Today (1998). The song was written by Eliot Kennedy and Adams, while produced by Adams and Bob Rock. It was released by A&M Records on November 30, 1998, as the second single from the album in addition to being Melanie C's debut single outside the Spice Girls. Musically, it contains genres of pop, pop rock and soft rock, and is performed as a duet between Adams and Melanie C with a guitar solo.
"When You're Gone" | ||||
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Single by Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C | ||||
from the album On a Day Like Today | ||||
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Released | November 30, 1998 (1998-11-30) | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Studio | The Warehouse (Vancouver) | |||
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Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
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"When You're Gone" on YouTube | ||||
"When You're Gone" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the production but criticized Melanie C's vocals. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and at number four on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. An accompanying music video was released by German film director Marcus Nispel, which depicts Adams and Melanie C inside a house. Adams recorded another version of "When You're Gone" with Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson for his compilation album, Anthology (2005), and as a new version with Melanie C for his album of re-recordings, Classic Pt II (2022).