"Since You've Been Gone" is a song by the English rock band
the Outfield
The Outfield were an English rock band based in London, England. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single, " Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist ...
. It was the lead
single
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from their sophomore studio album, ''
Bangin'
''Bangin' '' is the second album by the English pop rock band the Outfield, released in 1987. It yielded the top 40 hit, " Since You've Been Gone". The album also contained two other singles, "No Surrender" and "Bangin' on My Heart". "Bangin' on M ...
'' (1987), released on
Columbia Records. The single was released in May 1987. In the U.S., the song hit number 11 on the ''
Billboard''
Album Rock Tracks chart and number 31 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was the best-performing single from ''Bangin’''.
Of particular note is the filming location of the video: the disused
Beckton Gas Works
Beckton Gasworks was a major London gasworks built to manufacture coal gas and other products including coke from coal. It has been variously described as 'the largest such plant in the world' Winchester C (Ed), ''Handling 2,000,000 tons of coa ...
outside of London was selected and the entire video was shot there. The damage to the buildings was done weeks prior to shooting, as the location had also been used for the filming of
Stanley Kubrick's ''
Full Metal Jacket'', particularly the Huế sequence.
Charts
References
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1987 songs
1987 singles
The Outfield songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by John Spinks (musician)
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