"Already Gone" is a song from Powderfinger's third studio album ''

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''. It was released as a single on 12 February 1999.

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's first season runner-up

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performed "Already Gone" in the 22 September episode of

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as his contribution to the ''Australian Hits'' category.

Music video

The music video for "Already Gone" was a change in direction for Powderfinger, and one that caused a certain degree of backlash from their fans. Fanning himself has publicly disowned the music clip, meanwhile still embracing the song attached to it.Hindley Site
reports on "Already Gone". Fanning put this down to "being lazy" and has commented that he never meant to misinterpret women in such a way. The music video has some women scantily clad playing

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in a suggestible manner.

Track listing

# "Already Gone" # "Control Freak" # "Today You Come" # "The Day You Come (Remix)" # "Tom (Demo)"

Charts

References

Powderfinger songs 1999 singles 1998 songs Universal Records singles Songs written by Jon Coghill Songs written by John Collins (Australian musician) Songs written by Bernard Fanning Songs written by Ian Haug Songs written by Darren Middleton {{1990s-rock-song-stub