Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) - wikipedia Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) `` Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) '' Single by Cinderella from the album Long Cold Winter Released August 1988 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Genre Glam metal Length 5 : 55 Label Mercury Songwriter ( s ) Tom Keifer Producer ( s ) Andy Johns, Cinderella Cinderella singles chronology `` Gypsy Road '' ( 1988 ) `` Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) '' ( 1988 ) `` Coming Home '' ( 1989 ) `` Gypsy Road '' ( 1988 ) `` Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) '' ( 1988 ) `` Coming Home '' ( 1989 ) `` Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) '' is a power ballad written and performed by the glam metal band Cinderella, from their second album Long Cold Winter. Released in August 1988, it was their most successful single, peaking at number 12 on US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1988. The music video for this song was filmed at Mono Lake and Bodie, California. This fact is revealed in the Tales From the Gypsy Road video collection. Chart performance Chart ( 1988 -- 1989 ) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 68 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 US Billboard Album Rock Tracks 10 US Billboard Hot 100 12 US Cash Box 17 References Jump up ^ Bowar, Chad. `` Best Hair Metal Ballads ''. About.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Sweeney, Mike ( July 19, 2011 ). `` Do n't Know What You Got ( ' Till It 's Gone ) ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Tigges, Jesse ( June 6, 2013 ). `` Q&A with Tim Minneci, author of book on power ballads ''. Columbus Alive. Retrieved August 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 8683. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Long Cold Winter -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending NOVEMBER 26, 1988 ''. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Cash Box. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Cinderella Tom Keifer Jeff LaBar Eric Brittingham Fred Coury Gary Corbett Michael Smerick Tony Destra Jim Drnec Kenny Aronoff Al `` Albie '' Barker Kevin Valentine Ray Brinker Jody Cortez Studio albums Night Songs Long Cold Winter Heartbreak Station Still Climbing Compilations Looking Back Once Upon A... Rocked, Wired & Bluesed : The Greatest Hits Gold Live albums Live Train to Heartbreak Station Live at the Key Club In Concert Extended Versions Gypsy Road : Live Live at the Mohegan Sun Singles `` Shake Me '' `` Nobody 's Fool '' `` Somebody Save Me '' `` Gypsy Road '' `` Do n't Know What You Got ( Till It 's Gone ) '' `` Coming Home '' `` The Last Mile '' `` Shelter Me '' `` Heartbreak Station '' `` The More Things Change '' `` Bad Attitude Shuffle '' `` Hard to Find the Words '' `` Hot and Bothered '' Videos Rocked, Wired & Bluesed : The Greatest Video Hits Related Discography Devil City Angels Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Know_What_You_Got_(Till_It%27s_Gone)&oldid=800287006 '' Categories : 1988 singles 1988 songs Cinderella ( band ) songs Heavy metal ballads Mercury Records singles Songs written by Tom Keifer Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for UK Talk About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 12 September 2017, at 15 : 51. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang don't know what you got till it's gone
Answer: Cinderella