"Going, Going, Gone" is a song by American

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singer

Luke Combs Luke Albert Combs (born March 2, 1990) is an American country music, country singer. He was born in North Carolina and grew up there, performing as a child. After leaving college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, Nas ...

. It was released on October 24, 2022 as the third single from his third studio album '' Growin' Up''. Combs wrote the song with Ray Fulcher and James McNair, and produced it with Chip Matthews and

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History

Combs wrote the song "Going, Going, Gone" with Ray Fulcher and James McNair. Combs said that he was inspired by

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's "

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", as he thought the song had a memorable riff and he wanted to capture a similar mood. It is also the first song in his career where he plays his own guitar, instead of relying on

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s. Combs said that he considered it one of his favorite songs. Clayton Edwards of ''Outsider'' thought it was conceptually different from Combs' earlier material, stating that "He’s done heartbreak songs before. However, he usually paired that pain with booze or a tell-off to the ex. This one, though, sees Combs accepting that his love is leaving." Following the song's release to radio in October 2022, Combs released an acoustic version two months later.

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