(INTRO)
Whhooaa, whhooaa, whhooaaaa I get the same old dreams, same time every night Fall to the ground and I wake up So I get out of bed, put on my shoes, and in my head Thoughts fly back to the break-up These four walls are closing in Look at the fix you've put me in Since you been gone, since you been gone I'm outta my head, can't take it Could I be wrong, but since you been gone You cast the spell, so break it Oooohhh - Whhooooaaa - Ooooohhh Since you been gone So in the night I stand beneath the back street light I read the words that you sent to me I can take the afternoon, the night-time comes around too soon You can't know what you mean to me Your poison letter, your telegram Just goes to show you don't give a damn Since you been gone, since you been gone I'm outta my head, can't take it Could I be wrong, but since you been gone You cast the spell, so break it Oooohhh - Whhooooaaa - Ooooohhh Since you been gone (INTERLUDE) If you will come back Baby you know You'll never do wrong Huhhhhh Since you been gone, since you been gone I'm outta my head, can't take it Could I be wrong, but since you been gone You cast the spell, so break it Oooohhh - Whhooooaaa - Ooooohhh Ever since, you been gone (GUITAR SOLO OUTRO) Since you been gone, since you been gone I'm outta my head, can't take it Since you been gone, since you been gone (FADE)This article is about the 1976 rock song by Russ Ballard. For the Kelly Clarkson song, see Since U Been Gone. For other songs with similar titles, see Since You've Been Gone.
| "Since You Been Gone" | |||
| "Venus (Shine Your Light)" | |||
| 1976 | |||
| Hard rock | |||
| 2:50 | |||
| Epic Records | |||
| Russ Ballard | |||
| Muff Winwood | |||
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"Since You Been Gone" is a song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and first released on his 1976 album Winning. It was covered by Rainbow in 1979 and released as a single from their album Down to Earth.
Rainbow version[edit]
| "Since You Been Gone" | |||
| "Bad Girl" | |||
| 31 August 1979[1] | |||
| Hard rock | |||
| 3:17 | |||
| Polydor | |||
| Russ Ballard | |||
| Roger Glover | |||
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In 1979, "Since You Been Gone" was covered by Rainbow, who released it as the first single from their 1979 album Down to Earth with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals. It was a top 10 hit single in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 6 and number 57 in the US. It was named the 82nd Best Hard Rock Song of All Time by VH1.[2]
Chart performance[edit]
Certifications[edit]
Other cover versions[edit]
- In 1978, the Illinois rock band Head East recorded and released a cover version of the song on their 1978 eponymous album, reaching No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Head East's version of this song was their highest charting single.
- Alcatrazz, also fronted by Graham Bonnet, covered the song on the album Live Sentence with Yngwie Malmsteen on guitar, and yet another Bonnet-fronted outfit, Impellitteri, recorded it for their 1988 debut album Stand in Line.
- Brian May of Queen performed the song live on the Back to the Light tour in 1993, and it appears on the Live at the Brixton Academy multi-format release.
- Other cover versions include those by South African all-female band Clout on their 1978 album Substitute, a.k.a. Clout, and by former Runaways vocalist Cherie Currie as a duet with her sister Marie Currie on the 1980 album Messin' with the Boys. Their version reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rainbow singles".
- ^ "Vh2 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Since You Been Gone". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Rainbow – Since You Been Gone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Rainbow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Rainbow – Since You Been Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Album Search for "messin with the boys"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
External links[edit]
- Video of 1976 Russ Ballard performance on YouTube
- Video of 1979 Rainbow performance on YouTube
Who wrote since you've been gone Rainbow?
Russ BallardSince You Been Gone / Composernull
When did since you been gone come out?
2004Since U Been Gone / Releasednull
Who covered since you've been gone?
At the 48th Grammy Awards, the song won the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Since U Been Gone" was covered by many artists, notably the American rock band A Day to Remember, indie rocker Ted Leo as well as the Canadian indie rock band, Tokyo Police Club, and used in Brazilian soap opera Malhação.