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"Gone"
Single by 'N Sync from the album Celebrity
Released	2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop/R&B
Writer	Justin Timberlake Wade Robson
'N Sync singles chronology
"Pop" (2001) "Gone" (2001) "Girlfriend" (2002)

Gone is a song by 'N Sync from the album, Celebrity. The song talks about a perfect girlfriend who breaks up with Justin. It was written by band member Justin Timberlake and choreographer Wade Robson.

A Spanish language version of the song entitled "Te Has Ido" was released.

The single debuted on the band's 2001 Pop Odyssey World Tour during the summer of 2001 right before the release of their 2001 album Celebrity, to further gain interest in the album. Most of the reviews were positive of the album. The commercial release wasn't until late summer-early fall of 2001.

It was directed by Herb Ritts and filmed in August of 2001, but wasn't released until late October because of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The video is in black and white throughout, and has shots similar to Charlie Chaplin-esque footage. The video is a mixture of flashbacks of Justin Timberlake's video girlfriend and his world currently, all filmed in an apartment. The video shows flashbacks of his girlfriend's birthday party, and random parts in their apartment where emotional moments taken place. The video was a hit, becoming *NSYNC's 8th number 1 video for TRL and MuchMusic. The video even got spins on BET's 106 and Park. The video was the first and only all-anglo band to ever get rotation on the show.

The music video was nominated for video of the year at the 2002 Video Music Awards, but it lost to "Without Me" by Eminem.

It became a tribute song to the victims and families affected by 9/11.^{[citation needed]}

MadTV spoofed the video on November 24, 2001 with "John", about trying to find the toilet after eating too much Taco Bell. The music and look of the video are strikingly close to the original.

The single proved to be even more successful than previous single, "Pop". The single peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #14 on the Hip/R&B Airplay charts, becoming the only boy band to chart there. The single also hit #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts. The song was also a hit abroad, hitting #28 in Canada, #14 in the UK, and #21 in Japan.

• Music video for "Gone" at YouTube
• Music video for "John" at YouTube