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{{Infobox song
| name = Gone
| cover = Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Gone.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = [[Nelly]] featuring [[Kelly Rowland]]
| album = [[5.0]]
| released = January 4, 2011<br /> (see [[#Radio and release history|radio and release history]])
| format =
| recorded = December 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| length = 4.27
| label = [[Derrty Entertainment|Derrty]], [[Universal Motown]]
| writer = [[Nelly|Cornell Haynes, Jr.]], [[Rico Love|Richard Butler]], [[Jim Jonsin|James Scheffer]], Earl Hood, Eric Goody II
| producer = Jim Jonsin, Rico Love
| chronology = [[Nelly]]
| prev_title = [[Move That Body (Nelly song)|Move That Body]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Lose Control (Let Me Down)]]
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Kelly Rowland]]
| type = Single
| prev_title = [[Invincible (Tinie Tempah song)|Invincible]]
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Gone
| year = 2011
| next_title = [[Motivation (Kelly Rowland song)|Motivation]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
"'''Gone'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Nelly]], taken from his sixth studio album, ''[[5.0]]''. Featuring additional lead vocals from American recording artist [[Kelly Rowland]], "Gone" is the [[sequel]] to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "[[Dilemma (Nelly song)|Dilemma]]", also featuring Rowland. It was written by Eric Goudy II, Nelly, Earl Hood and co-written and produced by [[Rico Love]] & [[Jim Jonsin]] as a continuum to the love story outlined in "Dilemma". "Gone" was initially known as "Dilemma p.2" but the title was changed and Nelly stopped referring to the song as "Dilemma"{{'}} sequel for fear that it would not match people's expectations and through his desire for "Gone" to be recognised as a separate recording.
The predominantly [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]-[[ballad]] contains elements of [[pop music]] and was sent to U.S. Urban/Urban AC radio stations on January 4, 2011. It was sent to [[contemporary hit radio|top 40/mainstream]] stations on January 19, 2011 and serves as the third single from ''5.0''. Critics generally praised "Gone" for reusing the best elements of "Dilemma" and recapturing the same sentiments though there was some negative reception towards the relevance of the sequel duet and lack of distinction in the song's R&B feel.
== Background and inspiration ==
"Gone" is a ballad written by Eric Goudy II, [[Nelly]], Earl Hood, [[Rico Love]] and [[Jim Jonsin]] as the sequel to Nelly and Rowland's 2002 duet "[[Dilemma (Nelly song)|Dilemma]]". Initially known as its working title, "DL Part 2",<ref name="Rap-Up 2009-12-06"/> "Gone" extends the story of the duo's earlier single "Dilemma".<ref name="Rodriguez">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648178/nelly-kelly-rowland-extend-story-dilemma-with-gone.jhtml |title=Nelly And Kelly Rowland 'Extend The Story' Of 'Dilemma' With 'Gone' |last=rodriguez |first=Jayson |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]) |work=[[MTV]] |date=2010-09-17 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328105346/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648178/nelly-kelly-rowland-extend-story-dilemma-with-gone.jhtml |archive-date=2014-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nelly told Jayson Rodriguez, from [[MTV]], that "Gone" was not just a sequel. He said {{quote|"I don't want to say it's a sequel. I don't want to diminish anything with 'Dilemma' or have an expectation you can't live up to when you do that. When you do that type of thing, there's people who are already, 'I don't wanna hear it... It's one of those things where we did reconnect. Our chemistry has already proven to be good, whether it was onstage or in the studio. It was something that we wanted to reconnect with. It was produced by Jim Jonsin. ... It's a cool joint. I think people will get it."<ref name="Rodriguez"/>}} It was recorded in May–June 2010 during studio sessions where Rowland and Nelly were recording the urban remix of the song "[[Commander (song)|Commander]]", lead single of Rowland's third album, ''[[Here I Am (Kelly Rowland album)|Here I Am]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/05/29/new-music-kelly-rowland-f-nelly-commander-urban-remix/#more-48328 |title=NEW MUSIC: KELLY ROWLAND F/ NELLY – 'COMMANDER (URBAN REMIX)' |work=Rap-Up |date=2010-05-29 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805015851/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/05/29/new-music-kelly-rowland-f-nelly-commander-urban-remix/#more-48328 |archive-date=2010-08-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Rap-Up]]'' magazine described it as the "smooth sequel" which picks up "where 'Dilemma' left off", catering to both R&B and [[pop music|pop]] audiences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/08/new-music-nelly-f-kelly-rowland-gone/ |title=NEW MUSIC: NELLY F/ KELLY ROWLAND – 'GONE' |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=2010-11-08 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112125929/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/08/new-music-nelly-f-kelly-rowland-gone/ |archive-date=2010-11-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> MTV revealed that the song would be a future single, but would not hit airwaves yet due to Nelly's success with "[[Just a Dream (Nelly song)|Just a Dream]]", the lead single from his sixth album, ''[[5.0]]''.<ref name="Rodriguez"/> The single cover from "Gone" was unveiled on January 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/article_6264d432-23dc-11e0-a28c-0017a4a78c22.html |title=Nelly releases new Kelly Rowland duet "Gone" |publisher=Stltoday.com |last=Johnson |first=Kevin C. |date=2011-01-19 |access-date=2011-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204125500/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/article_6264d432-23dc-11e0-a28c-0017a4a78c22.html |archive-date=2011-02-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Composition ==
"Gone" is a mid-tempo [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]-[[ballad]] produced by [[Rico Love]] and [[Jim Jonsin]]. On December 26, 2009, some studio footage of the recording of "Gone" was released through Rap-Up.com.<ref name="Rap-Up 2009-12-06">{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/12/16/video-nelly-kelly-rowland-record-dilemma-sequel/ |title=VIDEO – NELLY & KELLY ROWLAND RECORD DILEMMA SEQUEL |work=Rap-Up |date=2009-12-16 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823203109/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/12/16/video-nelly-kelly-rowland-record-dilemma-sequel/ |archive-date=2010-08-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in an [[MTV]] interview, Nelly was keen to stress that he didn't see "Gone" as a sequel to "Dilemma". He said "It can never be 'Dilemma,' but we wanted to extend the story. It's continuing the story a little bit more, seeing her [(Kelly)] again."<ref name="Rodriguez"/> Scott Schetler from AOL Radio Blog noted that in "Gone", Rowland and Nelly address each other by their first names, just as they did in their 2002 duet, "Dilemma".<ref name="Schetler">{{cite web |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/12/22/nelly-gone-kelly-rowland/ |title=Nelly, 'Gone' Feat. Kelly Rowland – New Song |publisher=AOL Radio Blog ([[AOL]]) |last=Schetler |first=Scott |date=2010-12-22 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101225955/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/12/22/nelly-gone-kelly-rowland/ |archive-date=2013-01-01 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bill Ohms from ''Lumino Magazine'' said Nelly's vocal styling on "Gone" was "ballad-like singing/rapping",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/3117/1 |title=2010, When Talent Continues To Reconstruct Music |work=Lumino Magazine |last=Ohms |first=Bill |date=2010-12-28 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928165611/http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/3117/1 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Tolu Akinsanya from Soulculture.co.uk noted that "Gone" uses the same key elements of production as "Dilemma".<ref name="Akinsanya">{{cite web |url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/reviews/nelly-5-0-album-review/ |title=Nelly – 5.0 (Album Review) |publisher=Soulculture.co.uk |last=Akinsanya |first=Tolu |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222013853/http://www.soulculture.co.uk/reviews/nelly-5-0-album-review/ |archive-date=2010-12-22 |url-status=live }}</ref> At one point Nelly directly references the lyrics from "Dilemma" when he says "remember that chick that used to live right up the block from me?".<ref name="Schetler"/>
== Critical reception ==
AOL Radio's Scott Schetler called "Gone" another "stellar duet" from Rowland and Nelly.<ref name="Schetler"/> Tolu Akinsanya from Soulculture.co.uk agreed with the comparisons to "[[Dilemma (Nelly song)|Dilemma]]" by saying that "'[Gone]' uses all the key elements that made the '[Dilemma]' a hit, and does not fail. This track could easily be a chart-topper."<ref name="Akinsanya"/> Mariel Concepcion from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said that no Nelly album would be complete with the emo track, "Gone".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3i330f0df61361306f0c57c2869515be60 |title=Nelly – 5.0 (album review) |publisher=Billboard.biz ([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |last=Concepcion |first=Mariel |date=2010-11-27 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051612/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3i330f0df61361306f0c57c2869515be60 |archive-date=2012-10-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ken Capobianco from ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' called "Gone" the melodic companion to "Dilemma".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/15/nelly_50/ |title=Nelly – 5.0 (album review) |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |publisher=([[New York Times Company]]) |last=Capobianco |first=Ken |date=2010-11-15 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102151804/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/15/nelly_50/ |archive-date=2012-11-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> Robbie Daw from Idolator was less impressed. Though he praised the idea of the duet he said "This new slow groove is harmless enough, and even boasts a similar beat to its predecessor. But overall, we can’t help feeling that, since they bothered, these two should have come up with something a little better than a pale retread."<ref name="Daw">{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5681262/nelly-kelly-rowland-gone |title=Nelly And Kelly Rowland Pair Up Again For "Dilemma" Sequel "Gone" |publisher=Idolator.com |last=Daw |first=Robbie |date=2010-11-08 |access-date=2011-01-05}}</ref> Jesse Cataldo from [[Slant Magazine]] also had criticism for the song saying that its featured "R&B vocals sink steadily toward irrelevance".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/nelly-5-0/2319 |title=Nelly – 5.0 (album review) |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]] |last=Cataldo |first=Jesse |date=2010-09-15 |access-date=2011-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119014711/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/nelly-5-0/2319 |archive-date=2010-11-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Chart performance ==
On January 21, 2011, "Gone" was the second most added single to [[Urban contemporary|Urban]] radio and third most added to [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/Mainstream]] and [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic]] stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-info.com/charts-and-formats |title=Charts and formats indicators |publisher=[[Mediabase]]. (in3media). |date=2011-01-21 |access-date=2011-01-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904142219/http://www.radio-info.com/charts-and-formats |archive-date=2010-09-04 }}</ref> The single racked up a total of forty-five adds in the two-day period since release.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} For the charts issued on February 5, 2011, "Gone" made its U.S. [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] debut at number seventy-nine and has currently peaked at number fifty-nine.<ref name="US R&B"/> In terms of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], the song completely missed the chart, becoming a failure mainstream and only being moderately successful on the R&B charts. In South Korea, "Gone" sold 113,258 units.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015174122/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year|title=Download Chart (International) – 2010|format=see #115|publisher=Gaon Chart|archive-date=October 15, 2013|access-date=July 4, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
== Music video ==
On January 6, 2011, Nelly said on his Twitter, "new Nelly single... "Gone" featuring Kelly Rowland video coming very soon 5.0", the song is set to be released as the third official single from the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Nelly_Mo/status/23113373549858817 |title=new Nelly single... "Gone" featuring Kelly Rowland video coming very soon #5.0 :-) |publisher=[[Twitter]] |author=[[Nelly]] |date=2011-01-06 |access-date=2011-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314181457/https://twitter.com/Nelly_Mo/status/23113373549858817 |archive-date=2016-03-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2011, it was revealed that [[Marc Klasfeld]] had been booked to shoot the video. Klasfeld has previously worked with both artists, on Nelly's "[[Country Grammar (Hot Shit)|Country Grammar]]" and "[[Ride wit Me]]," as well as working with Rowland on [[Destiny's Child]]'s "[[Lose My Breath]]". The shoot is set to take place in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/01/nelly-and-kelly-rowland-cross-the-border-for-gone-video/ |title=Nelly and Kelly Rowland Cross the Border for 'Gone' Video |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=2011-02-01 |access-date=2011-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328072921/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/01/nelly-and-kelly-rowland-cross-the-border-for-gone-video/ |archive-date=2014-03-28 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2011/02/booked-nelly-f-kelly-rowland-marc-klasfeld-dir.html |title=Booked: Nelly f. Kelly Rowland – Marc Klasfeld Dir. |publisher=Videostatic.com |last=Gottlieb |first=Steven |date=2011-02-01 |access-date=2011-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202083608/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2011/02/booked-nelly-f-kelly-rowland-marc-klasfeld-dir.html |archive-date=2013-02-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> The video began production on February 8, 2011 on sandy beach in [[Mexico]]. Photos uploaded to ''[[Rap-Up]].''com show Rowland wearing a low-cut shimmering black dress while Nelly wears a button down black jacket.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/08/first-look-nelly-kelly-rowland-on-set-of-gone-video/#more-73537 |title=First Look at Nelly and Kelly on Set of 'Gone' Video |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2011-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212150434/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/08/first-look-nelly-kelly-rowland-on-set-of-gone-video/#more-73537 |archive-date=2011-02-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
A snippet of the video was shown on Monday, March 7 during the premiere of Nelly's episode of [[Behind the Music]].
== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2011)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Australiapandora|55|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110222221231/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110221-0001/Issue1094.pdf|urltitle=Issue 1094|access-date=April 15, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"|Australia Urban ([[ARIA charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB |title=Top 40 Urban Albums & Top 40 Urban Singles |publisher=[[ARIA Charts]]. ([[Australian Recording Industry Association]]) |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=February 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216114131/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB |archive-date=February 16, 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
|-
! scope="row"| Japan ([[Japan Hot 100]])<ref name="Japan">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=03&day=07|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 [2011/03/02 公開]|work=[[Billboard Japan]]|access-date=April 5, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405222148/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=03&day=07|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 76
|-
! scope="row"| South Korea International ([[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2011&targetTime=02&nationGbn=E&year_time=|title=2011년 1주차 Digital Chart|publisher=[[Gaon Chart]] |access-date=April 18, 2022 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|53
|-
{{single chart|UK|58||date=20110501|access-date=April 15, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrandb|19|date=20110514|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/11944728 |title=Billboard Singles Charts |access-date=2012-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806021842/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/11944728 |archive-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|59|artist=Nelly|date=2011-04-30|refname=US R&B|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|23|artist=Nelly|date=May 29, 2022|rowheader=true}}
|}
== Radio and release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! scope="col"|Region !! Date !! Format
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| January 4, 2011
|[[Urban contemporary|Urban]], [[Urban adult contemporary|Urban AC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |title=Future Adds: Urban/Urban AC |publisher=All Access (All Access Media Group) |access-date=2011-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110011112/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |archive-date=January 10, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| January 18, 2011
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream]],<ref name="Top 40">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Future Adds: Top 40-Mainstream |publisher=All Access (All Access Media Group) |access-date=2011-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110010512/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archive-date=January 10, 2011 }}</ref> [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic]]<ref name="Rhythm">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Future Adds: Rhythmic/Crossover |publisher=All Access (All Access Media Group) |access-date=2011-01-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110010608/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=January 10, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
| April 4, 2011
| [[Urban radio]]
|-
| May 8, 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/sitecomponent/a28814/singles-release-diary.html |title=Singles Release Diary – Music |date=4 February 2006 |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=2011-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425100847/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/sitecomponent/a28814/singles-release-diary.html |archive-date=2011-04-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Impact day
|}
== References ==
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{{Nelly}}
{{Kelly Rowland}}
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[[Category:2011 singles]]
[[Category:Nelly songs]]
[[Category:Kelly Rowland songs]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B ballads]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rico Love]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jim Jonsin]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Jonsin]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld]]
[[Category:Universal Motown Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nelly]]
[[Category:2010 songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Rico Love]]
[[Category:Songs written by Earl Hood]]
[[Category:Songs written by Eric Goudy]]
[[Category:2010s ballads]]
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