Gone Away ( song ) - wikipedia Gone Away ( song ) For the EP by Die Kreuzen, see Gone Away ( EP ). `` Gone Away '' Single by The Offspring from the album Ixnay on the Hombre B - side `` D.U.I '' Released March 1997 Format Vinyl CD Genre Alternative rock punk rock Length 4 : 28 Label Columbia Epitaph ( Europe ) Songwriter ( s ) Dexter Holland Producer ( s ) Dave Jerden The Offspring singles chronology `` All I Want '' ( 1996 ) `` Gone Away '' ( 1997 ) `` The Meaning of Life '' ( 1997 ) `` Gone Away '' is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. It is the seventh track on the band 's fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre ( 1997 ) and was released as the second single from the album. It also appears as the sixth track on Greatest Hits ( 2005 ). It was written by lead singer Dexter Holland. The song became The Offspring 's first No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, while reaching No. 4 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Through 2009, the band played `` Gone Away '' with Holland performing on piano throughout Europe and the United States. Two of the tracks from this single ( `` D.U.I. '' and `` Hey Joe '' ) appear on the band 's 2010 compilation album Happy Hour !. Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD single 1.2 7 '' black vinyl 1.3 Promo CD 2 Sales 3 Music video 3.1 DVD appearances 4 Rock Band 5 Charts 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 Certifications 7 Cover versions 8 References 9 External links Track listing CD single No. Title Length 1. `` Gone Away '' ( Single version ) 4 : 27 2. `` Cool to Hate '' 2 : 46 3. `` D.U.I. '' ( Dexter Holland, Kevin `` Noodles '' Wasserman ) 2 : 27 4. `` Hey Joe '' ( Billy Roberts Cover ) 2 : 37 7 '' black vinyl No. Title Length 1. `` Gone Away '' ( Single version ) 4 : 27 2. `` D.U.I. '' 2 : 27 Promo CD No. Title Length 1. `` Gone Away '' ( Single version ) 4 : 27 Sales The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies. It was the first single released by the Offspring to reach Gold status in any country. Music video The footage for the music video, shot in grainy quality, shows the band playing in a dark, and apparently abandoned slaughterhouse. Dexter Holland, for most of the video, sings to a shining lightbulb, presumably representative of the soul of the lost person. He is the only band member to interact with this bulb, though other lightbulbs are shown in each band member 's respective rooms. Dexter also sings into a suspended microphone which is also used in the video ; it swings back and forth as the video fades to black. It was produced by Dave Jerden. DVD appearances The music video appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005. The DVD also contains a storyboard version of the video ( with the storyboard playing over top the music video ). Rock band The song was made available as downloadable content in the Rock Band series on October 7, 2008. It appeared in the first Offspring pack along with `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' and `` Self Esteem ''. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 16 Canadian RPM Singles Chart 28 Canadian RPM Alternative 30 6 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 93 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 93 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 35 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 42 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 86 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions The song was covered by the band Noctura. Christian metal band Blood of the Martyrs recorded a cover of the song and released it as a single in September 2013. The Industrial act W.A.S.T.E covered the song on their 2014 album Warlord Mentality. Five Finger Death Punch covered the song on their 2017 compilation album, A Decade of Destruction and on their 2018 studio album, And Justice for None. References Jump up ^ `` Gone Away ''. Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Offspring, The -- Gone Away ''. Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring -- Gone Away ''. Swiss Hitparade. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring -- Gone Away ''. Allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- The Offspring -- Gone Away ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- The Offspring -- Gone Away ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- The Offspring -- Gone Away '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- The Offspring -- Gone Away ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Offspring : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` 1997 ARIA Singles Chart ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 1997 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. External links `` Gone Away '' Official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Offspring Dexter Holland Greg K. Noodles Pete Parada Jim Benton Doug Thompson Marcus Parrish James Lilja Ron Welty Atom Willard Studio albums The Offspring Ignition Smash Ixnay on the Hombre Americana Conspiracy of One Splinter Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Days Go By Compilations Collection Greatest Hits Happy Hour ! EPs Baghdad They Were Born to Kill Club Me A Piece of Americana Summer Nationals Demos 6 songs cassette Tehran Singles `` I 'll Be Waiting '' `` Come Out and Play '' `` Self Esteem '' `` Gotta Get Away '' `` Smash It Up '' `` All I Want '' `` Gone Away '' `` The Meaning of Life '' `` I Choose '' `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' `` The Kids Are n't Alright '' `` She 's Got Issues '' `` Original Prankster '' `` Want You Bad '' `` Million Miles Away '' `` Defy You '' `` Hit That '' `` ( Ca n't Get My ) Head Around You '' `` Spare Me the Details '' `` Ca n't Repeat '' `` Hammerhead '' `` You 're Gonna Go Far, Kid '' `` Kristy, Are You Doing Okay ? '' `` Half - Truism '' `` Days Go By '' `` Cruising California ( Bumpin ' in My Trunk ) '' `` Turning Into You '' `` Coming for You '' Video albums Americana Huck It Complete Music Video Collection Tours Warped Tour 2005 Smash : 20th Anniversary Tour World Tour 2016 World Tour 2017 World Tour 2018 Related articles Discography List of songs Awards List of the Offspring band members Nitro Records Related bands Angels & Airwaves Face to Face Saves the Day Steady Ground Book Blood of the Martyrs Studio albums Once More, with Feeling Completionist Extended plays Endgame Singles `` The Kill '' `` Gone Away '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gone_Away_(song)&oldid=853219299 '' Categories : The Offspring songs 1997 singles Music videos directed by Nigel Dick Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one singles Songs written by Dexter Holland Songs in memory of deceased persons 1997 songs Epitaph Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 3 August 2018, at 06 : 22 ( UTC ). 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