"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.
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 IRCbot, 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".[citation needed]
Nick Levine from Digital Spy said that song has throbbing trance beats, arms-aloft chorus and pleasing hint of electropop which conjures up images of a dirty Swedish raver.[3] Editor Michaelangelo Matos from the American website Idolator, as part of the Project X series, discussed the songs from the top ten of the chart from the second week of February 2008 of the British charts. Referring to the first from the list "Now You're Gone", he stated that the vocals and the house beat are very aggressive and are not suitable for American listeners.[4] Jocke Sandström for Sundsvalls Tidning said that there are no words or grades to justify "Now You're Gone" and said that this is the song for people who have not yet discovered music.[5] In 2019 during concert Jingle Bell BallTom Walker performed a Christmassy rendition of "Now You're Gone".[6] In 2020 song was included at number 39 in The Top 50 Greatest High Street Club Bangers of All Time by Vice.[7]
Charity
In February 2012, Norton Hill School's Quantock House organized a 20-hour charity sleep-over, during which students listened to "Now You're Gone" non-stop for 20-hours, which was considered the "endurance" part of the fundraiser. The event collected more than £2,000 for the charities Time is Precious and Cancer Research UK.[8]
Chart performance
In Sweden, "Now You're Gone" debuted at number 43 on Swedish singles chart on 10 January 2008, eventually peaking at two on 21 February.[9]
In the United Kingdom, "Now You're Gone" topped the UK Singles Chart in January 2008. The single remained at the top spot for five weeks before being knocked off by Duffy's "Mercy"[10] which also achieved a five-week run at the number one of the UK Singles Chart in 2008.[11] "Now You're Gone" became the third and final song by a Swedish artist to top the UK Singles Chart in the 2000s decade after "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz in September and October 2004 and Kleerup and Robyn's "With Every Heartbeat" in August 2007. "Now You're Gone" became Britain's eight-best-selling single of 2008,[12] selling 347,008 copies in first quarter of 2008 alone.[13] As of 2018, the single has sold 667,000 copies.[10] The song also topped the chart in Ireland[14] where it became fourth-best-selling single of 2008.[15]
In New Zealand, "Now You're Gone" entered the New Zealand singles chart at number 25 on 8 September 2008 reaching a peak of three after 14 weeks, on 15 December 2008.[16] The single was the 14th-best-selling single of 2008 and 35th-best-selling single of 2009. It was certified platinum for sales of 15,000 copies.[17]
In France, "Now You're Gone" entered at number six on the French Singles Chart on 10 May 2008 and held this position for 3 weeks.[18]
The video was shot in Oslo,[20] and features Iranian model Aylar Lie playing the lead female role. The video has over 318 million views on YouTube.[21]
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.[citation needed]
^Sebastian Płatek (16 September 2009). "Crazy Frog powraca i podbija świat po raz trzeci" [Crazy Frog returns and conquers the world for the third time]. NetFan.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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