''Gone Now'' is the second studio album by American

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, released on June 2, 2017. The album deals with themes of growing old, as well as struggling with losing people in life, told over the course of day and a lifetime. It takes inspiration from the pop sounds of the 1980s, mixed with a modern view.

Artwork

The cover features Antonoff wearing a white prince outfit with his hand placed over his heart in a

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-style frame. According to Antonoff, the photo of himself on the cover is a view of what he might look like if he were dead. In a series of videos breaking down the album, he stated:

That's why on the cover -- everyone's like, "what are you, a dictator?" And I'm like no, man, I'm dead. I'm supposed to be dead. I thought if I was dead, what would I look like? I'd be black and white, and I'd be regal, and dressed up. That's the picture you'd have on a mantel if I wasn't here anymore.

The outfit was also used on the tour for ''Gone Now''.

Reception

''Gone Now'' received mixed reviews. While some praised its ambitious production and anthemic singles like "

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," others found it uneven and overly indulgent. Antonoff's lyrical themes were criticized for feeling hollow, detracting from the album's overall impact. Despite moments of more nuance, such as tracks like "All My Heroes," the album's narrative coherence was questioned.

Accolades

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Musicians *

Jack Antonoff Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Bleachers, and previously the guitarist and drummer for the pop band Fun and the lead vocalist of t ...

- lead vocals * Evan Smith - background vocals (tracks 1 & 7), saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11 & 12) & horns (tracks 5, 7 & 10) * Camilla Venturini - speaking voice (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 11) *

Nico Segal Nico Segal (born June 25, 1993), formerly known by his stage name Donnie Trumpet, is an American trumpeter and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is part of the hip hop collective Savemoney with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, among ot ...

- trumpet (tracks 2, 8, 9 & 12) *

Lena Dunham Lena Dunham (; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series '' Girls'' (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two G ...

- background vocals (tracks 2, 7 & 8) *

Andrew Dost Andrew Paul Dost (born April 10, 1983) is an American musician and singer; he is a member of the indie bossa nova/jazz band Metal Bubble Trio, in which he is the lead singer. He was formerly a member of the indie rock band Anathallo from 2003 t ...

- background vocals (track 2) * Alfie Silbert - crying (track 2) * Evan Winiker - bass (track 3) * Sean Hutchinson - drums (tracks 3, 5 & 11) *

Lorde Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. She is known for her unconventional style of pop music and introspective songwriting, and has been referred to ...

- background vocals (tracks 3 & 4) *

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...

- background vocals (track 3) *

Julia Michaels Julia Carin Michaels (''Birth name, née'' Cavazos; born November 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter. She has received six Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Grammy A ...

- background vocals (track 3) *

Sam Dew Samuel Joseph Dew is an American singer and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. As a recording artist, he is best known for his 2022 song "Savior" (with Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem) and his guest appearance on Wale's 2013 single " LoveHate Thing" ...

- background vocals (tracks 3, 8, 11 & 12) * Mikey Freedom Hart - guitar (tracks 4, 7 & 11), piano (track 8) *

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and contributed to five songs that pe ...

- keyboard (track 4),

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(track 4) * Mike Riddleberger - drums (track 7) *

MØ Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (; not to be confused with ∅), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012 and released he ...

- background vocals (track 7) *

Nicole Atkins Nicole Atkins (born October 1, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter. Her influences include 1950s crooner music, 1960s psychedelia, soul music, and the Brill Building style of writing. Atkins has been compared to Roy Orbison and singers from t ...

- background vocals (track 9) * Phillip Peterson - strings (track 10) * Victoria Parker - strings (track 10) *

Sleepy Brown Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as Outkast, Goodie Mob an ...

- background vocals (track 11) Production * Jack Antonoff - production, mixing (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 11) * Laura Sisk - vocal production (tracks 1–3, 5–12), engineering *

Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, his range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with seve ...

- co-production (track 2), additional production (track 5) *

Organized Noize Organized Noize is an American production duo from Atlanta, Georgia, currently composed of Ray Murray, Rick Wade and Sleepy Brown. History Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's " Don't Let Go (Love ...

- additional production (track 2 & 11) *

Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...

- mixing (tracks 2, 5, 6, 10 & 12) * Greg Kurstin - co-production (tracks 3 & 4), engineering (track 4), additional production (track 9) *

Vince Clarke Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously ...

- additional production (track 4) * Julian Burg - additional engineering (track 4) * Alex Pasco - additional engineering (track 4) *

Serban Ghenea Serban Ghenea () is a Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 45 times and has won 21 times. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. H ...

- mixing (tracks 4 & 7) *

Nineteen85 Anthony Paul Jefferies (born July 1, 1985), known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He won the ASCAP Music Award twice consecutively in 2014 and 2015. His stage name is derived from his birth year. He is ...

- production (track 7) *

Sounwave Mark Anthony Spears (born February 28, 1986), known professionally as Sounwave, is an American record producer and songwriter. He is a frequent collaborator of rapper Kendrick Lamar, having worked on all of his projects since his 2009 self-title ...

- additional production (track 8 & 12) * John Hill - additional production (track 8) *

Neal Avron Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American record producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. Working predominantly in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Ev ...

- mixing (track 9)

Charts

''Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3''

''Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3'' is the second compilation album by American indie pop act

, released as a companion to ''Gone Now'' by

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exclusively as a set of four

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s. The first single, a cover of "Let's Get Married" performed by

Mitski Mitsuki Laycock (born September 27, 1990), also known as Mitski Miyawaki, and known professionally as Mitski, is an American singer-songwriter. She Self-publishing, self-released her first two albums, ''Lush (Mitski album), Lush'' (2012), and '' ...

, was released in March 2019; all subsequent singles were released on a monthly basis thereafter. Following ''

Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2 ''Strange Desire'' is the debut studio album released by American indie pop act Bleachers, led by guitarist Jack Antonoff. The album was released on July 11, 2014, through RCA Records, and produced the singles " I Wanna Get Better", "Shadow" a ...

'' (2015), it is a

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composed of songs from Bleachers' second studio album covered by female artists, as well as rare songs and demos.

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers.

References

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