"Long Gone" is a song by New Zealand band

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, released as the fifth single from their third album ''

'' in March 2020.

Background and composition

The song was written in

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in collaboration with New Zealand songwriter

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, also known as Big Taste. "Long Gone" was written as a break-up song, and only took minutes to be written. The band first performed the track at

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in Auckland in early 2019, over a year before the song's eventual release.

Release and promotion

The song was released as a single at the end of their 2020 summer tour of New Zealand. During the release of the band's third album ''Six60'' in November 2019, the group performed the song live for the radio station ZM.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Wally Arowora – background vocalist *

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– production, songwriting *

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– songwriting *Matt Chamberlain – drums *Jon DeCuir – background vocalist *Shameka Dwight – background vocalist *Ji Fraser – guitar *Chris Galland – mixing engineer *Marlon Gerbes – guitar, keyboards songwriting *Aja Grant – background vocalist *Romaine Jones – background vocalist *Candace Lacy – background vocalist *Judah Lacy – background vocalist *Precious Lacy – background vocalist *Chris Mac – bass guitar *

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– production, songwriting *Manny Marroquin – mixer *Eli Paewai – drums *Keisha Renee – background vocalist *Alex Threat-Arowora – background vocalist *Matiu Walters – songwriting, vocals

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References

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