Peak
90
Weeks
4
Score
137
Chart Year
2022
"When I'm Gone" is a song by Swedish DJ Alesso and American singer Katy Perry, released on 29 December 2021 by 10:22 PM Records, coinciding with the first date of Play—Perry's Las Vegas concert residency.[1] The song is a dance-pop, house and electropop tune, written by Perry, Alesso, Alida Garpestad Peck, Rami Yacoub, Nathan Cunningham, Marc Sibley, and Alma Goodman, and produced by Alesso and the Space Primates. "When I'm Gone" was released alongside a music video that was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, and choreographed by Sean Bankhead. The song reached number one in Croatia and has also entered the top 10 in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Russia, and Slovakia as well as the top 20 in Lebanon, the Netherlands, and Poland, and the top 30 in Belgium and Hungary. Perry performed the track as a medley with "Walking on Air" (2013) at Play, during CNN's New Year's Eve Live. The official music video premiered on 10 January 2022 on ESPN during the halftime show of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.
When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But it won't be for long, you'll see When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But no one's gonna feel like, feel like Thought it would be easy Easy to forget me Let go of the memories Now your bed is empty You're waking up sweating I'm still in your wild dreams Late nights Callin' me, callin' me Do anything to keep me close Well, you should know it's gonna be, gonna be So hard for you to let me go When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But it won't be for long, you'll see When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But no one's gonna feel like, feel like Me on top of you Touch you like I do No, you'll never forget When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But no one's gonna feel like, feel like You're chasing the danger It's just in your nature Look for me in strangers, ah-ah-ah All these pretty faces No one can replace it I'm always your favorite Late nights Callin' me, callin' me Do anything to keep me close Well, you should know it's gonna be, gonna be So hard for you to let me go When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But it won't be for long, you'll see When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on (never really gone) But no one's gonna feel like, feel like (no one's gonna feel like me) Me on top of you Touch you like I do No, you'll never forget When I'm gone, I'm never really gone You think you're moving on But no one's gonna feel like, feel like me When I'm gone When I'm gone
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 19, 2022 | 97 | 29 |
| 3 | Mar 5, 2022 | 90 | 36 |
| 4 | Mar 12, 2022 | 91 | 35 |
| 5 | Mar 19, 2022 | 100 | 26 |