"Gone" is a song by American singer

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. It was released on December 19, 2014. The song tells of the singer lamenting a past love. The chorus contains the lyrics "Cause I'm a lost river that'll never reach the sea / When you're not here with me, when you're gone / I'm sick to my bones, I don't feel natural / Without you I'm not whole, when you're gone." In

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Background

Following appearances on albums by

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''), Rexha worked on a follow up to her debut solo single " I Can't Stop Drinking About You", released earlier in 2014. On December 19, Rexha released two singles, "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy" and "Gone". "Gone" is described as "a tender, piano and string-filled ballad and was produced and co-written by

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, the same team behind

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's ' The Monster'."

Review

Luis Gonzalez of Album Confessions said; "'Gone' succeeds thanks to the stripped back production, Rexha's impressive delivery and a touching, heartbreaking message of lost love. The perfect blend of soft strings and piano turn out to be the right fit for a sure-to-be-critically-acclaimed performance. It is a delicate ballad tailored for Top 40 radio and one that screams for attention for all the right reasons."

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Release history

References

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