“Gone” is a song recorded by Dierks Bentley. The song was released on October 22, 2020 as the lead single from his upcoming tenth studio album. The song was written by Nicolle Galyon, Ben Johnson and Niko Moon, and produced by David Garcia.
Bentley released “Gone” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and said: “We are all relying on lyrics and melodies at home and trying however we can to find different ways to connect with our fans, so that they know how important they still are to us.” “I hope this song resonates with mine, and I’m counting the days until we can all be back together again, beers in the air.”
“My buddies think I’m on the lake
Boss thinks I’ve been sick for days
And mama’s probably on her way
‘Cause I ain’t picked up the phone
I’ve been a million places
But they’re all up in my head
Over-drinking, overthinking ever since you left
I’ve been gone, I’ve been gone
I’ve been sittin’ on the couch watching TV all day long
All day long, I’ve been tryin’ to figure out how a good thing went wrong
Faster than that freight train, farther than that airplane
Sadder than a country song
Headed down that highway, anywhere but my way
Ever since you moved on, I’ve been gone”
Bentley said: “It just always ends poorly for me in this video,” “I definitely had a lot more fun making it than it looks though…we got to film a bunch of scenes inspired by some of my favorite shows like The Office, MacGyver, Game of Thrones and Full House. And I got to collaborate with some new directors I’ve never worked with, so I left at the end of a really long day feeling really happy and inspired about a kind of sad song.”
The video was co-directed by Wes Edwards and Ed Pryor with contributing guest directors Travis Nicholson, Running Bear and Sam Siske.
Watch and listen to the country ballad here.
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