When I 'm Gone ( Eminem song ) - wikipedia When I 'm Gone ( Eminem song ) `` When I 'm Gone '' Single by Eminem from the album Curtain Call : The Hits Released December 6, 2005 Format 12 '' CD digital download Recorded March 2004 Genre Hip hop Length 4 : 41 Label Aftermath Shady Interscope Songwriter ( s ) Marshall Mathers Luis Resto Producer ( s ) Eminem Luis Resto ( add. ) Eminem singles chronology `` Welcome 2 Detroit '' ( 2005 ) `` When I 'm Gone '' ( 2005 ) `` Shake That '' ( 2006 ) `` Welcome 2 Detroit '' ( 2005 ) `` When I 'm Gone '' ( 2005 ) `` Shake That '' ( 2006 ) Curtain Call : The Hits track listing `` Just Lose It '' ( 15 ) `` When I 'm Gone '' ( 16 ) `` Stan '' ( live ) ( 17 ) Music video `` When I 'm Gone '' on YouTube `` When I 'm Gone '' is a song by American rapper Eminem from his first greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call : The Hits ( 2005 ). It was released on December 6, 2005, the same day as the album was released, as the lead single. `` When I 'm Gone '' received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The song charted at number eight on the United States Billboard Hot 100, number 22 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, number four on the UK Singles Chart and on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, the latter being the only country where it peaked at number one. Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Track listing 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External links Background `` When I 'm Gone '' was written in 2003 and released in 2005 by Shady Records, on the album Curtain Call : The Hits. It was thought at the time that this album would mark the beginning of an extended musical hiatus for Eminem, who had said `` I 'm at a point in my life right now where I feel like I do n't know where my career is going... This is the reason that we called it Curtain Call, because this could be the final thing. We do n't know. '' The song 's lyrics pertain to Eminem 's life as a celebrity musician interfering with his family. Eminem uses imagery to evoke a feeling of sadness about his family falling apart. The music video for the song was directed by Anthony Mandler. Tarick Salmaci, from the TV show The Contender, makes an appearance in the video with his wife. Critical reception AllMusic wrote a mixed to positive overview : `` There 's the closing `` When I 'm Gone, '' a sentimental chapter in the Eminem domestic psychodrama that bears the unmistakable suggestion that Em is going away for a while. While it 's not up to the standard of `` Mockingbird, '' it is more fully realized than the two other new cuts here... '' Pitchfork considered : `` When I 'm Gone '' is an all desolate placeholder -- lesser version of Eminem songs that already piss me off. `` Gone '' is the worst offender, yet another love letter from Em to daughter Hailie, it, like Encore 's `` Mockingbird '', is heavy - handed and saccharine. '' IGN also panned the single : `` The latter, however, is another prime example of the beat dragging Eminem down. The sluggish, lumbering bump causes his lyrics to stumble and sound forced in their delivery. The heartfelt storyline would have been better served drenched in some warm, fuzzy, but ultimately mournful soul instead. '' NME called this song disappointing. Sputnik Music wrote a mixed review : `` Eminem gives a powerful vocal performance, with some rather touching lyrics and a nice chorus. However, much like much of his previous work on Encore, it gets bogged down in a repetitive and boring beat. '' Rolling Stone agreed. Music video The music video starts with Eminem rapping on a podium about his life at a small gathering. He 's at an open house where he completely ignores his daughter 's creations but before he can see the error of his actions, it is too late. As he watches her walk away, he raps `` Then turn right around in that song and tell her you love her / And put hands on her mother, who 's a spitting image of her '', feeling remorse for writing songs about being violent towards Kim, who is Hailie 's mother, and wonders how he could be a good parent. Then, he is confronted by his daughter piling boxes in front of the door to prevent him from leaving. He convinces his daughter to let him go but she insists to give him a necklace with her picture. He then finds himself in a hotel room and then on a stage where he raps. At the end of his performance on the stage, he finds his daughter has followed him and tells him of the divorce. Afterwards, Eminem goes backstage as the `` bad '' Slim Shady and looks in a mirror. He then punches it as a way of `` killing '' Slim Shady. He then finds himself back at home playing with his daughters on the swing. The video ends with him being applauded at the podium. The video features his daughter Hailie Jade Mathers and an actress as his ex-wife Kim Mathers, from whom Eminem was divorced when the song was released. Kim 's daughter Whitney Laine Scott, whom Eminem thinks of as his own daughter, is also featured as herself towards the end of the video. She is the younger girl on the swing, at the moment in the lyrics when he says `` Hailie just smiles and winks at her little sister ''. Track listing Digital download `` When I 'm Gone '' ( Explicit Version ) -- 4 : 41 `` Business '' ( Explicit Version ) -- 4 : 11 `` When I 'm Gone '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 42 UK CD single `` When I 'm Gone '' ( Explicit Version ) -- 4 : 41 `` Business '' ( Explicit Version ) -- 4 : 11 `` When I 'm Gone '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 41 `` When I 'm Gone '' ( Video ) -- 4 : 41 German CD single `` When I 'm Gone '' ( Explicit Version ) -- 4 : 41 `` Business '' ( Explicit Version ) -- 4 : 11 Charts Chart ( 2005 -- 06 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 7 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 26 Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 56 Eurochart Hot 100 ( Billboard ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) Germany ( Media Control AG ) 6 Ireland ( IRMA ) 5 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 6 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 8 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 96 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 13 US Rap Songs ( Billboard ) 22 US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) 7 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 150,000 Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 10,000 United States ( RIAA ) 4 × Platinum 4,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References ^ Jump up to : `` Eminem -- Charts & Awards -- Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved May 10, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Eminem '' ( select `` View Singles '' tab ). The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Eminem -- When I 'm Gone ''. australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ Knopper, Steve ( August 2005 ). `` Rock & Roll : Eminem Takes a Final Bow ? ''. Rolling Stone. Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. `` Curtain Call : The Hits - Eminem - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Eminem ''. Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Eminem - Curtain Call ''. IGN. Retrieved April 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` NME Reviews - Eminem : Curtain Call -- The Hits - NME.COM ''. NME.COM. November 30, 2005. Retrieved April 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Eminem - Curtain Call : The Hits ( album review 2 ) - Sputnikmusic ''. Retrieved April 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Eminem Curtain Call : The Hits Album Review ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2015. Jump up ^ Eminem -- When I 'm Gone. YouTube ( June 16, 2009 ). Jump up ^ Kim Mathers Biography. Monstersandcritics.com. Archived 2012 - 12 - 07 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ iTunes -- Music -- When I 'm Gone -- EP by Eminem. Itunes.apple.com ( December 16, 2005 ). Jump up ^ When I 'm Gone : Amazon.co.uk : Music. Amazon.co.uk. Jump up ^ When I 'M Gone ( 2 - Track ) : Amazon.co.uk : Music. Amazon.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Eminem -- When I 'm Gone '' ( in German ). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eminem -- When I 'm Gone '' ( in Dutch ). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eminem -- When I 'm Gone '' ( in French ). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Eminem Album & Song Chart History : European Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 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Jump up ^ `` Eminem Album & Song Chart History : Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eminem Album & Song Chart History : R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eminem Album & Song Chart History : Pop Songs ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eminem Album & Song Chart History : Rap Songs ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eminem > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ''. Macrovision. Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Eminem ; ' When I 'm Gone ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Italian single certifications -- Eminem -- When I 'm Gone '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Eminem -- When I 'm Gone ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links `` When I 'm Gone '' Official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Run It ! '' by Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana ARIA ( Australia ) number - one single January 29, 2006 Succeeded by `` Run It ! '' by Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana Eminem songs Songs discography Videography Production discography Awards and nominations D12 discography Bad Meets Evil Slim Shady EP `` Just Do n't Give a Fuck '' The Slim Shady LP `` My Name Is '' `` Role Model '' `` Guilty Conscience '' The Marshall Mathers LP `` The Real Slim Shady '' `` The Way I Am '' `` Stan '' The Eminem Show `` Without Me '' `` Cleanin ' Out My Closet '' `` Superman '' `` Sing for the Moment '' `` Business '' 8 Mile soundtrack `` Lose Yourself '' Encore `` Just Lose It '' `` Mosh '' `` Encore '' `` Like Toy Soldiers '' `` Mockingbird '' `` Ass Like That '' Curtain Call : The Hits `` When I 'm Gone '' `` Shake That '' Eminem Presents : The Re-Up `` You Do n't Know '' `` Jimmy Crack Corn '' Relapse `` Crack a Bottle '' `` We Made You '' `` 3 a.m. '' `` Old Time 's Sake '' `` Beautiful '' Refill `` Forever '' `` Hell Breaks Loose '' `` Elevator '' `` Music Box '' Recovery `` Not Afraid '' `` Love the Way You Lie '' `` No Love '' `` Space Bound '' The Marshall Mathers LP 2 `` Berzerk '' `` Survival '' `` Rap God '' `` The Monster '' `` Headlights '' Shady XV `` Guts Over Fear '' `` Detroit vs. Everybody '' Southpaw soundtrack `` Phenomenal '' `` Kings Never Die '' Revival `` Walk on Water '' `` Untouchable '' `` River '' `` Nowhere Fast '' `` Framed '' Collaborations `` Dead Wrong '' `` Forgot About Dre '' `` The Watcher '' `` Renegade '' `` Rock City '' `` Hellbound '' `` Rap Name '' `` Shit Hits the Fan '' `` One Day at a Time '' `` Welcome 2 Detroit '' `` Smack That '' `` Touchdown `` Drop the World '' `` Roman 's Revenge '' `` Love the Way You Lie ( Part II ) '' `` That 's All She Wrote '' `` I Need a Doctor '' `` Writer 's Block '' `` Throw That '' `` My Life '' `` C'mon Let Me Ride '' `` Numb '' `` Calm Down '' `` Best Friend '' `` No Favors '' `` Revenge '' Other songs `` ' 97 Bonnie & Clyde '' `` Kim '' `` Bitch Please II '' `` White America '' `` ' Till I Collapse '' `` The Warning '' `` Wo n't Back Down '' `` Bad Guy '' `` Rhyme or Reason '' `` Legacy '' `` So Far... 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Question: when did when i'm gone come out
Answer: December 6, 2005