Cups ( song ) - wikipedia Cups ( song ) `` Cups '' Song by Lulu and the Lampshades A-side `` Cold Water '' Released February 2011 Genre Folk - pop a cappella Label Moshi Moshi Songwriter ( s ) A.P. Carter Luisa Gerstein Lulu and the Lampshades singles chronology `` Feet To The Sky '' / `` Rose Tint '' ( 2009 ) Feet To The SkyRose Tint2009 `` Cold Water '' / `` Cups '' ( 2011 ) Cold WaterCups2011 `` Insomniacs Club '' ( 2013 ) Insomniacs Club2013 `` Cups '' is a version of the 1931 Carter Family song `` When I 'm Gone '', usually performed a cappella with a cup used to provide percussion, as in the cup game. It was first performed this way in a YouTube video by Lulu and The Lampshades in 2009 ( under the title `` You 're Gonna Miss Me '' ). Composition of the song is credited to A.P. Carter and Luisa Gerstein of Lulu and the Lampshades. The song became popular after it was covered by Anna Kendrick in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect. That version also became the official theme song of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. Contents 1 Origin and release 2 Anna Kendrick version 2.1 Chart performance 2.2 Music video 2.3 Charts and certifications 2.3. 1 Weekly charts 2.3. 2 Certifications 2.3. 3 Year - end charts 3 Cover parody 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Origin and release The original song `` When I 'm Gone '' was written by A.P. Carter, then recorded in 1931 by the Carter Family ( not to be confused with their 1928 song `` Will You Miss Me When I 'm Gone ? '' ). The song was reworked in 1937 by J.E. Mainer. Over the years it has been recorded by many people including Mainer 's Mountaineers and Charlie Monroe. It can also be heard in the film Dan in Real Life. Lulu and the Lampshades were the first to perform the song using the cup game for percussion. Their video went viral after a Reddit posting, prompting dozens of other budding musicians to record cover versions of the song using the Cup Clap technique. It was soon dubbed The Cup Song. Anna Kendrick version `` Cups ( Pitch Perfect 's `` When I 'm Gone '' ) '' Single by Anna Kendrick from the album Pitch Perfect ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) Released March 26, 2013 Recorded 2012 Genre Folk - pop a cappella Length 2 : 07 Label Republic UMe Songwriter ( s ) A.P. Carter Luisa Gerstein Producer ( s ) Ali Dee Theodore Harvey Mason, Jr. Jordan Yaeger Music video `` Cups '' on YouTube Though the song had been popular online for years, mainstream success came when it was incorporated into the film Pitch Perfect in 2012. In the film it is performed by the main character, Beca Mitchell ( Anna Kendrick ) during an audition for a college a cappella group. Unlike the soundtrack version, the single version of the song was re-produced with additional instrumentation ( notably the banjo ) by American Music Award - winning music producer Ali Dee Theodore, Jordan Yaeger and Harvey Mason, Jr... The single version was extended by an additional minute. Prior to the single 's release, covers of the song as well as tutorials on how to do the song ( using cups ) went viral. Kendrick has stated that she learned the song and its cup percussion from watching and doing many times on Reddit prior to being cast in Pitch Perfect, and it was therefore written into the film. Chart performance Prior to the song 's release as a single in March 2013, the song debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending January 12, 2013. Afterward, the single was released and the song began a slow but steady ascent up the chart. In its 32nd week on the chart, the song reached number 6, its peak position to date. By October 2013, all versions of the song had sold 2.5 million downloads in the US. On May 4, 2013, `` Cups '' returned to the top 50 of the ARIA Charts at a new peak of number 44, achieved in part due to the DVD of Pitch Perfect being released in Australia on April 13, 2013. It originally made it to number 48 in January 2013. Music video The song 's music video was shot in the fourth week of March 2013, and it was directed by Pitch Perfect 's director Jason Moore. It was released on April 12, 2013 on Anna Kendrick 's Vevo channel ; as of December 2017, it has over 380 million views. It opens with Anna Kendrick in a restaurant 's kitchen cutting dough into biscuits with a tall cup, while looking up longingly at some postcards of far - away places, such as Scotland and Paris, stuck to the refrigerator. She puts the biscuits in the oven, sets a timer, and dusts her hands off with an oscillating fan, before pausing a moment, and then starting the song using the cup on the table. In a long continuous shot, she washes her hands, takes a plate of food from the chef, and makes her way out into the dining area, where all the customers are drumming the cups in various ways. The camera then follows her singing while collecting dirty dishes and cleaning tables, before it pans around and back out wide, showing the entire diner synchronously doing the routine during the bridge section. It then cuts back to her walking back to the kitchen, passing the chef now drumming with a cup instead of wooden utensils, and follows back to her at the table. The timer rings as the song ends, and she looks back up, out towards the dining area where everyone is now normal, realizing it was all her imagination. Taking one last look at the chef, she smiles and exits through the back door. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 44 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 75 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 11 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 12 Canada AC ( Billboard ) Canada CHR / Top 40 ( Billboard ) 32 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) 13 France ( SNEP ) 181 Ireland ( IRMA ) 26 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 11 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 14 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 26 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 71 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 7,500 United States ( RIAA ) 3 × Platinum 2,500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Since May 2013 RIAA certifications for digital singles include on - demand audio and / or video song streams in addition to downloads. Year - end charts Chart ( 2013 ) Position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 39 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 67 Netherlands ( Mega Single Top 100 ) 48 US Billboard Hot 100 21 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 11 US Adult Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 13 US Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 42 Cover parody The Maccabeats, a Jewish a capella group from Yeshiva University, covered Kendrick 's version and parodied her music video with group members sitting around a Shabbat table singing the Shabbat morning table song `` D'ror Yikra '' while performing the cups routine. See also List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 2013 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` Pitch Perfect Soundtrack ''. IMDB. Retrieved June 26, 2015. Jump up ^ Sam Wilbur ( 2 April 2013 ). `` Anna Kendrick, ' Cups ' -- New Song ''. AOL Radio Blog. Retrieved 24 June 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Cups, You 're Gonna Miss Me : Evolution of a Song ''. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Jump up ^ http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/comprehensive-history-of-the-cups-phenomenon.html Jump up ^ Russell, Tony ( 2004 ). Country Music Records : A Discography, 1921 - 1942. Oxford University Press. pp. 189, 582, 632. ISBN 0 - 19 - 513989 - 5. Jump up ^ Jeff Benjamin ( March 15, 2013 ). `` Anna Kendrick 's `` Cups '' : Is the ' Pitch Perfect ' Song a Radio Hit ? ``. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vP1Z5tmww4 ^ Jump up to : `` Anna Kendrick Tops AC Chart With ' Cups ' ''. Billboard. October 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Weekly Chart Notes : Anna Kendrick Finally ' Pitch Perfect ' For Radio ''. Billboard. March 15, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Anna Kendrick - Cups ( Pitch Perfect 's `` When I 'm Gone '' ) ``. youtube.com. Vevo. April 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups '' ( in French ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Canada AC ) '' Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Canada CHR / Top 40 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Canada Hot AC ) '' Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved November 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chart Track : Week 32, 2012 ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Anna Kendrick search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 23, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) '' Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Adult Pop Songs ) '' Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Anna Kendrick Chart History ( Pop Songs ) '' Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2013 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand single certifications -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups ''. Recorded Music NZ. Jump up ^ Singles Archived 2012 - 03 - 27 at WebCite at NZ Top 40 Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Anna Kendrick -- Cups ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards ''. Recording Industry Association of America. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Canadian Hot 100 : 2013 Year - End Charts ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` JAAROVERZICHTEN 2013 : Singles '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop ( NL ). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Dutch charts portal '' ( in Dutch ). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hot 100 Songs : 2013 Year - End Chart ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary Songs : Page 1 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Adult Pop Songs : Page 1 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Pop Songs : Page 1 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` New From the Maccabeats : Dror Yikra ( Cups ) ''. Jewish Music Report. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2017. External links You 're Gonna Miss Me ( Cups ) Anna Burden 's performance of the Lulu and the Lampshades version ( YouTube ) Preceded by `` More '' by Usher CONCACAF Gold Cup theme song 2013 Succeeded by `` Sun Goes Down '' by Robin Schulz and Jasmine Thompson Pitch Perfect Films Pitch Perfect ( 2012 ) Pitch Perfect 2 ( 2015 ) Pitch Perfect 3 ( 2017 ) Songs Soundtrack `` Cups '' 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Stages Group stage Group A Group B Group C Knockout stage Final General information Qualification Caribbean Qualification Central America Discipline Squads Theme song Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cups_(song)&oldid=816258122 '' Categories : 2013 singles Football songs and chants Official championship anthems 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Debut singles Hidden categories : Webarchive template webcite links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Tip Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadaac Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadachrtop40 Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadahotac Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Irish Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardpopsongs Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Deutsch Français Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 December 2017, at 06 : 52. 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