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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = How Long Gone
| name = How Long Gone
| Cover = Brooks & Dunn - How Long Gone.jpg
| cover = Brooks & Dunn - How Long Gone.jpg
| Cover size = 200
| alt =
| Border =
| type = single
| Caption =
| artist = [[Brooks & Dunn]]
| Artist = [[Brooks & Dunn]]
| album = [[If You See Her]]
| Album = [[If You See Her]]
| released = June 24, 1998
| A-side =
| recorded =
| B-side =
| studio =
| Released = July 6, 1998
| venue =
| Format = [[CD Single]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Recorded =
| length = 3:40
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| label = [[Arista Nashville]] 3128
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| writer = [[Shawn Camp (singer)|Shawn Camp]]<br>[[John Scott Sherrill]]
| Length = 3:40
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| producer = [[Kix Brooks]]<br>[[Don Cook]]<br>[[Ronnie Dunn]]
| Label = [[Arista Nashville]] 3128
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| prev_title = [[If You See Him/If You See Her]]
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| Writer = [[Shawn Camp (musician)|Shawn Camp]]<br>[[John Scott Sherrill]]
| prev_year = 1998
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| Producer = [[Kix Brooks]]<br>[[Don Cook]]<br>[[Ronnie Dunn]]
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| next_title = [[Husbands and Wives (song)|Husbands and Wives]]
| Audio sample? =
| Certification =
| next_year = 1998
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| Last single = "[[If You See Him/If You See Her]]"<BR>(w/[[Reba McEntire]])<BR>(1998)
| This single = "'''How Long Gone'''"<BR>(1998)
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| Next single = "[[Husbands and Wives (song)|Husbands and Wives]]"<BR>(1998)
| Misc =
}}
}}
'''"How Long Gone"''' is a song written by [[Shawn Camp (singer)|Shawn Camp]] and [[John Scott Sherrill]] and recorded by American [[country music]] duo [[Brooks & Dunn]]. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from their 1998 album ''[[If You See Her]]''. The song reached number one on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] (now [[Hot Country Songs]]) chart<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=56}}</ref> in September 1998.


==Content==
'''"How Long Gone"''' is a [[single (music)|single]] by [[United States|American]] country music duo [[Brooks & Dunn]] that reached the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] (now [[Hot Country Songs]]) chart. It was the second single from their CD, ''[[If You See Her]]''.
A heartbreaking song describes the narrator missing his woman that he loves, and he is wondering and worrying when she'll ever return. He pleads how he's expected to make plans when he still never understands if she'll ever come back home to him. He thinks never gave enough attention. But he believes she failed to mention how long will she be gone.


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by [[Steven Goldmann]]. The video starts out with a woman running out of the house, then with the duo playing while spinning around the house with everything rotting, and clocks with their hands turning quickly. At the end, the duo fades away, and the house appears to have rotted out, and the pages on the calendar that was flipping throughout the video are all gone.
The music video was directed by [[Steven Goldmann]]. The video starts out with a woman running out of the house, then we see the duo playing while spinning around the house, and showing everything turning into rot, and clocks with their hands turning quickly. At the end, the duo fades away into dust particles, and the house appears to have rotted out, and the pages on the calendar that was flipping throughout the video are all gone.

==Cover versions==
Country music singer [[Jason Aldean]] covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
"How Long Gone" debuted at #70 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 29, 1998.
"How Long Gone" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 29, 1998.
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===Year-end charts===
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| Canada Country Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 14, 1998|accessdate=July 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194458/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24|archive-date=March 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| years=September 28, 1998}}
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| align="center" | 37
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1998: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=1998| accessdate=July 14, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 13
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==References==
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[[Category:Songs written by Shawn Camp (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by John Scott Sherrill]]
[[Category:Songs written by John Scott Sherrill]]
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[[Category:Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann]]
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[[Category:Arista Nashville singles]]


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Latest revision as of 00:53, 2 November 2024

"How Long Gone"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album If You See Her
ReleasedJune 24, 1998
GenreCountry
Length3:40
LabelArista Nashville 3128
Songwriter(s)Shawn Camp
John Scott Sherrill
Producer(s)Kix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"If You See Him/If You See Her"
(1998) 		"How Long Gone"
(1998) 		"Husbands and Wives"
(1998)

"How Long Gone" is a song written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from their 1998 album If You See Her. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart[1] in September 1998.

Content

[edit]

A heartbreaking song describes the narrator missing his woman that he loves, and he is wondering and worrying when she'll ever return. He pleads how he's expected to make plans when he still never understands if she'll ever come back home to him. He thinks never gave enough attention. But he believes she failed to mention how long will she be gone.

Music video

[edit]

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann. The video starts out with a woman running out of the house, then we see the duo playing while spinning around the house, and showing everything turning into rot, and clocks with their hands turning quickly. At the end, the duo fades away into dust particles, and the house appears to have rotted out, and the pages on the calendar that was flipping throughout the video are all gone.

Cover versions

[edit]

Country music singer Jason Aldean covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour

Chart positions

[edit]

"How Long Gone" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 29, 1998.

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 37
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 13

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 56.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7079." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 28, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.


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