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"'''Gone Already'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Faith Evans]]. It was written by Evans, [[Ryan Toby]], [[Corey "Latif" Williams]], Johnathan Smith, [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin Haggins]], and [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Ivan Barias]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Something About Faith]]'' (2010), with production helmed by Haggins and Barias under their production moniker [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin & Ivan]].
"'''Gone Already'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Faith Evans]]. It was written by Evans, [[Ryan Toby]], [[Corey "Latif" Williams]], Johnathan Smith, [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin Haggins]], and [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Ivan Barias]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Something About Faith]]'' (2010), while production helmed by Haggins and Barias under their production moniker [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin & Ivan]]. Smith is credited as an additional producer on the [[piano]]-led [[R&B ballad]], on which Evans sings about letting go of past pain and moving forward into a brighter future


The song was released for digital download on August 10, 2010, serving as the lead single from the album. Evans's first solo release in five years, it managed to peak at number 26 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart but failed to enter the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "Gone Already" was nominated for [[53rd Grammy Awards#Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] for the [[53rd Grammy Awards|2011 Grammy Awards]].
The song was released for digital download on August 10, 2010, serving as the lead single from ''Something About Faith''. Evans's first solo release in five years, it managed to peak at number 26 on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart but failed to enter the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "Gone Already" was nominated for [[53rd Grammy Awards#Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] for the [[53rd Grammy Awards|2011 Grammy Awards]]. Evans performed the song live on ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]'' on October 8, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanmusicdirect.com/2010/10/video-faith-evans-gone-already-live-on-wendy-williams/|title=Video: Faith Evans – Gone Already (Live) on Wendy Williams|date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Urban Music Direct|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2010/10/faith-evans-performs-wendy-williams/|title=Faith Evans Performs On 'Wendy Williams'|author=Trent|date=October 9, 2010|publisher=ThatGrapeJuice.net|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref> and on ''[[The Mo'Nique Show]]'' on November 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eztvlinks.com/the-monique-show-season-02-episode-28-2030-ed-gordon-faith-evans|title=The Mo'Nique Show Season 02 Episode 28 – 2030 Ed Gordon & Faith Evans Full Episode|publisher=BET|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref>

==Backgorund==
"Gone Already" written by Evans along with [[Ryan Toby]], [[Corey "Latif" Williams]], Johnathan Smith, [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin Haggins]], and [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Ivan Barias]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Something About Faith]]'' (2010). Production was overseen by Haggins and Barias who are credited under their production moniker [[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin & Ivan]], while Smith served as additional producer on the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbanbridgez.com/ubgblog/2010/08/17/exclusive-first-look-faith-evans-something-about-faith-tracklisting|title=Exclusive: Something About Faith Tracklisting|website=UrbanBridgez.com|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}</ref> Lyrically, the anthemic [[R&B ballad]] finds the protganoist walking away from an unhealthy relationship.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/faith-evans-talks-new-album-reality-show-955817/|title=Faith Evans Talks New Album, Reality Show|website=[[Billboard.com]]|date=October 1, 2010|accessdate=November 8, 2023|first=Gail|last=Mitchell}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/faith-evans-something-about-faith-1068528/|title=Faith Evans, “Something About Faith”|website=[[Billboard.com]]|date=October 15, 2010|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Described as a "[[Toni Braxton]]-worthy breakup ballad" by Andy Kellman of ''[[Allmusic]]'', "Gone Already" has received positive critical reception, being cited as one of the "standouts" on ''Something About Faith''.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite news |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=something-about-faith-r1967602/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Something About Faith - Faith Evans|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=October 14, 2010}}</ref> "Gone Already" was nominated for [[53rd Grammy Awards#Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] in the 2011 [[Grammy Awards]].
Described as a "[[Toni Braxton]]-worthy breakup ballad" by Andy Kellman of [[Allmusic]], "Gone Already" has received positive critical reception, being cited as one of the "standouts" on ''Something About Faith''.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite news |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=something-about-faith-r1967602/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Something About Faith - Faith Evans|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=October 14, 2010}}</ref> [[Associated Press]] writer Melanie Sims found that "Evans reveals a more elegant sound with" the song, "showcasing her slightly trembling vocals over piano and a subdued bass line."<ref name="sandiegouniontribune">{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-review-evans-delivers-soulful-predictable-songs-2010oct05-story.html|title=Review: Evans delivers soulful, predictable songs|last=Sims|first=Melanie |work=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=October 5, 2010|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}</ref> ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' critic Paula Yeoman found that the song was "close" to the "spark and the passion so evident in Evans' earlier work."<ref name="nzherald">{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/album-review-faith-evans-isomething-about-faithi/REWXGW6NXUBDSYXD3ZQHDEH3IM/|title=Album Review: Faith Evans, Something About Faith|last=Yeoman|first=Paula |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=February 20, 2011|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}</ref> At the 2011 [[Grammy Awards]], "Gone Already" was nominated for [[53rd Grammy Awards#Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] but lost to [[Fantasia Barrino]]'s "[[Bittersweet (Fantasia song)|Bittersweet]]" (2010).<ref>{{cite web |title=Arcade Fire Win the Album of the Year Grammy|website=[[Pitchfork]] |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/41559-arcade-fire-win-the-album-of-the-year-grammy/ |access-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207091723/https://pitchfork.com/news/41559-arcade-fire-win-the-album-of-the-year-grammy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


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==Chart performance==
==Promotion==
"Gone Already" peaked at number twenty-six on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart in the week of December 11, 2010,<ref name="Billboardrandbhiphop"/> spending a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.<ref name="Billboardrandbhiphop"/> It also spent 25 weeks on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart, eventually peaking at number six on November 27, 2010.<ref name="Billboardadultrandbsongs"/> It was ranked 31st on the Adult R&B Songs chart's year-end ranking.<ref name="Billboardadultrandbsongs-year-end"/>
Evans performed the song live on ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]'' on October 8, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanmusicdirect.com/2010/10/video-faith-evans-gone-already-live-on-wendy-williams/|title=Video: Faith Evans – Gone Already (Live) on Wendy Williams|date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Urban Music Direct|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2010/10/faith-evans-performs-wendy-williams/|title=Faith Evans Performs On 'Wendy Williams'|author=Trent|date=October 9, 2010|publisher=ThatGrapeJuice.net|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref> and on ''[[The Mo'Nique Show]]'' on November 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eztvlinks.com/the-monique-show-season-02-episode-28-2030-ed-gordon-faith-evans|title=The Mo'Nique Show Season 02 Episode 28 – 2030 Ed Gordon & Faith Evans Full Episode|publisher=BET|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref>


===Music video===
==Music video==
[[Image:Million Dollar Theater Building-1.jpg|thumb|upright|The music video for "Gone Already" was filmed in the [[Million Dollar Theater]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]].<ref name="youtube"/>]]
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A music video for "Gone Already" was directed by Dion Watkins and filmed at the [[Million Dollar Theater]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]] in the week of August 21, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theboxhouston.com/1624201/faith-evans-gone-already-video-sneak-peek/|title=Faith Evans' "Gone Already" Video|website=theboxhouston.com|date=September 20, 2010 |accessdate=November 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name="youtube">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GBDnUW4nD0|title=Faith Evans – Gone Already|via=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 9, 2023}}</ref> Jonathan Hall was consulted as the album's cinematographer.<ref name="youtube"/> The visuals feature several [[mime artist]]s.<ref name="youtube"/> During the weekend of the video shoot, Evans was arrested on August 21 at a checkpoint near [[Marina del Rey]].<ref name="billboard"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/faith-evans-pleads-no-contest-to-2-dui-charges/|title=Faith Evans Pleads No Contest To 2 DUI Charges|website=[[CBS News]]|date=November 29, 2010|accessdate=November 9, 2023}}</ref>
The music video is available on [[YouTube]].


== Credits and personnel ==
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==Chart performance==
*[[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Ivan Barias]] – producer, writer
"Gone Already" peaked at number twenty-six on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, spending a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.<ref name="Billboard - Gone Already">{{Cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=faith evans|chart=all}}|title=Gone Already - Faith Evans|publisher=[[Billboard.com]]|date=December 11, 2010|accessdate=May 27, 2011}}</ref>
*Faith Evans – vocalist, writer
*[[Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)|Carvin Haggins]] – producer, writer
*Johnathan Smith – additional producer, writer
*[[Ryan Toby]] – writer
*[[Corey "Latif" Williams]] – writer

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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{{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|6|artist=Faith Evans|artistid=127355|accessdate=November 10, 2014}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|26|artist=Faith Evans|artistid=127355|accessdate=2012-07-13}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|6|artist=Faith Evans|artistid=127355|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 9, 2023|refname="Billboardadultrandbsongs"}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|26|artist=Faith Evans|artistid=127355|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 9, 2023|refname="Billboardrandbhiphop"}}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!Chart (2010)
!Chart (2010)
!Position
!Position
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{{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|31|artist=Faith Evans|artistid=127355|accessdate=November 10, 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|31|artist=Faith Evans|artistid=127355|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 10, 2014|refname="Billboardadultrandbsongs-year-end"}}
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==Release history==
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! scope="row" | United States
| August 10, 2010
| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Faith Evans|Prolific]]|[[E1 Music|E1]]}}
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gone-already/id385753846?i=385753847 |title=Gone Already – Single by Faith Evans |date=August 10, 2010 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109220747/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gone-already/id385753846?i=385753847 |archivedate=November 9, 2012 }}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 00:04, 9 November 2023

"Gone Already"
Single by Faith Evans
from the album Something About Faith
ReleasedAugust 10, 2010
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Carvin & Ivan
Faith Evans singles chronology
"Tru Love"
(2005) 		"Gone Already"
(2010) 		"Lay With You"
(2010)

"Gone Already" is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans. It was written by Evans, Ryan Toby, Corey "Latif" Williams, Johnathan Smith, Carvin Haggins, and Ivan Barias for her sixth studio album, Something About Faith (2010), while production helmed by Haggins and Barias under their production moniker Carvin & Ivan. Smith is credited as an additional producer on the piano-led R&B ballad, on which Evans sings about letting go of past pain and moving forward into a brighter future

The song was released for digital download on August 10, 2010, serving as the lead single from Something About Faith. Evans's first solo release in five years, it managed to peak at number 26 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100. "Gone Already" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the 2011 Grammy Awards. Evans performed the song live on The Wendy Williams Show on October 8, 2010[1][2] and on The Mo'Nique Show on November 12, 2010.[3]

Backgorund

"Gone Already" written by Evans along with Ryan Toby, Corey "Latif" Williams, Johnathan Smith, Carvin Haggins, and Ivan Barias for her sixth studio album, Something About Faith (2010). Production was overseen by Haggins and Barias who are credited under their production moniker Carvin & Ivan, while Smith served as additional producer on the song.[4] Lyrically, the anthemic R&B ballad finds the protganoist walking away from an unhealthy relationship.[5][6]

Critical reception

Described as a "Toni Braxton-worthy breakup ballad" by Andy Kellman of Allmusic, "Gone Already" has received positive critical reception, being cited as one of the "standouts" on Something About Faith.[7] Associated Press writer Melanie Sims found that "Evans reveals a more elegant sound with" the song, "showcasing her slightly trembling vocals over piano and a subdued bass line."[8] The New Zealand Herald critic Paula Yeoman found that the song was "close" to the "spark and the passion so evident in Evans' earlier work."[9] At the 2011 Grammy Awards, "Gone Already" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance but lost to Fantasia Barrino's "Bittersweet" (2010).[10]

Chart performance

"Gone Already" peaked at number twenty-six on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the week of December 11, 2010,[11] spending a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.[11] It also spent 25 weeks on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart, eventually peaking at number six on November 27, 2010.[12] It was ranked 31st on the Adult R&B Songs chart's year-end ranking.[13]

Music video

The music video for "Gone Already" was filmed in the Million Dollar Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.[14]

A music video for "Gone Already" was directed by Dion Watkins and filmed at the Million Dollar Theater in Downtown Los Angeles in the week of August 21, 2010.[15][14] Jonathan Hall was consulted as the album's cinematographer.[14] The visuals feature several mime artists.[14] During the weekend of the video shoot, Evans was arrested on August 21 at a checkpoint near Marina del Rey.[5][16]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Release history

"Gone Already" release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States August 10, 2010
[17]

References

  1. ^ "Video: Faith Evans – Gone Already (Live) on Wendy Williams". Urban Music Direct. October 8, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Trent (October 9, 2010). "Faith Evans Performs On 'Wendy Williams'". ThatGrapeJuice.net. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "The Mo'Nique Show Season 02 Episode 28 – 2030 Ed Gordon & Faith Evans Full Episode". BET. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Exclusive: Something About Faith Tracklisting". UrbanBridgez.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Mitchell, Gail (October 1, 2010). "Faith Evans Talks New Album, Reality Show". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Faith Evans, "Something About Faith"". Billboard.com. October 15, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Something About Faith - Faith Evans". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  8. ^ Sims, Melanie (October 5, 2010). "Review: Evans delivers soulful, predictable songs". Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  9. ^ Yeoman, Paula (February 20, 2011). "Album Review: Faith Evans, Something About Faith". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Arcade Fire Win the Album of the Year Grammy". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Faith Evans Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Faith Evans Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Faith Evans Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d "Faith Evans – Gone Already". Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Faith Evans' "Gone Already" Video". theboxhouston.com. September 20, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Faith Evans Pleads No Contest To 2 DUI Charges". CBS News. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "Gone Already – Single by Faith Evans". iTunes. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
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