Released August 10, 2010 Genre R&B | Recorded 2010 Length 3:53 | |
Label Prolific Music Group
E1 Writer(s) Ivan Barias
Faith Evans
Carvin Haggins
Johnathan Smith
Ryan Toby
Corey "Latif" Williams | ||
"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), with production helmed by Haggins and Barias under their production moniker Carvin & Ivan.
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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. "Gone Already" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the 2011 Grammy Awards.
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. "Gone Already" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 2011 Grammy Awards.
Promotion
Evans performed the song live on The Wendy Williams Show on October 8, 2010 and on the The Mo'Nique Show on November 12, 2010.
Music video
The music video is available on YouTube.
Chart performance
"Gone Already" peaked at number twenty-six on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songschart, spending a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.