When I’m Gone (Alesso-und-Katy-Perry-Lied)

2022-08-16T16:33:20Z

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{{Short description|2021 single by Alesso and Katy Perry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = When I'm Gone
| cover = Alesso - When I'm Gone (with Katy Perry).png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Alesso]] and [[Katy Perry]]
| album =
| released = 29 December 2021
| studio =
| genre =
* [[Dance-pop]]
* [[electropop]]
* [[House music|house]]
| length = 2:41
| label = 10:22 PM
| writer =
* [[Katy Perry]]
* [[Alesso|Alessandro Lindblad]]
* Alida Garpestad Peck
* [[Rami Yacoub]]
* Nathan Cunningham
* Marc Sibley
* Alma Goodman
| producer =
* [[Alesso]]
* [[Space Primates]]
| chronology = [[Alesso]]
| prev_title = [[Chasing Stars]]
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = [[Words (Alesso song)|Words]]
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Katy Perry]]
| type = single
| prev_title = [[Electric (Katy Perry song)|Electric]]
| prev_year = 2021
| title = When I'm Gone
| year = 2021
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{External music video|1={{YouTube|N-4YMlihRf4|"When I'm Gone"}}}}
}}

"'''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 (concert residency)|Play]]—Perry's Las Vegas [[concert residency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heffler|first=Jason|date=December 15, 2021|title=Alesso and Katy Perry Announce New Single and Music Video, "When I'm Gone"|url=https://edm.com/news/alesso-katy-perry-announce-new-single-music-video-when-im-gone|url-status=live|access-date=27 December 2021|website=EDM.com}}</ref> The song is a [[dance-pop]], [[House music|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 (choreographer)|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 (Katy Perry song)|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]].

==Release and promotion==
On 15 December 2021, Alesso and Perry announced the song and released a small snippet of the song and music video via their social media accounts.<ref name=OCC>{{Cite web|first=George|last=Griffiths|title=Katy Perry returns to dance-pop with vibrant When I'm Gone with Alesso|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/katy-perry-to-release-dance-banger-when-im-gone-with-dj-alesso-on-december-29__34719/|url-status=live|date=16 December 2021|access-date=27 December 2021|agency=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> The song was released on 29 December 2021, the same day that Perry began her residency show [[Play (concert residency)|Play]]. The song appears on the setlist of her 2021-2022 Las Vegas Residency, Play, at [[Resorts World Las Vegas]]. It is performed with her song "[[Walking on Air (Katy Perry song)|Walking on Air]]" (from her 2013 album, ''[[Prism (Katy Perry album)|Prism]]''). On 31 December 2021, her performance of the song (from her residency) was also included as a part of the [[CNN]]'s ''[[New Year's Eve Live]]'' special.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reiher|first=Andrea|date=2021-12-31|title=CNN New Year’s Eve 2021-2022 Performers & Hosts|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/cnn-new-years-eve-2021-2022-performers-hosts/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Heavy.com|language=en-US}}</ref> On 29 January 2022, Perry also performed the song at ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', introduced by [[Willem Dafoe]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Sarah|date=2022-01-30|title='SNL': Watch Katy Perry Dance With Penis Toadstools|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-katy-perry-1292531/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Composition==
"When I'm Gone" is a [[dance-pop]],<ref name=OCC/> [[House music|house]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=29 December 2021|title=Katy Perry and Alesso Drop New Club Banger, "When I'm Gone"|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/katy-perry-alesso-when-im-gone-1235014492/|access-date=30 December 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and [[electropop]] song<ref>{{Cite web|last=Millman|first=Ethan|date=29 December 2021|title=Katy Perry and Alesso Get Spacey With New Single 'When I'm Gone'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-alesso-new-single-when-im-gone-1276989/|access-date=29 December 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> that runs for 2 minutes and 41 seconds.<ref name=Apple>{{cite web|author1=Alesso|first2=Katy|last2=Perry|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-im-gone-single/1599783575|agency=Apple Music|date=29 December 2021|access-date=30 December 2021|title=When I'm Gone}}</ref> Alesso said: "I feel like a song like this hasn't been made in a while. The world needs a fun energetic dance record again. We worked on this song for more than a year and are so pleased with how it came out."<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Alesso, Katy Perry - The Making Of 'When I'm Gone' {{!}} Vevo Footnotes|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqyJkYq3P24|language=en|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref>

==Critical response==
Justin Curto from ''[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]'' wrote "When I'm Gone" is "another EDM bop" that is similar to Perry's 2019 single "[[Never Really Over]]" in cadence and rhythm.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=2021-12-29|title=Katy Perry Plays With a New Alesso Collab, ‘When I’m Gone’|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/12/katy-perry-when-im-gone-alesso.html|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Vulture}}</ref> ''[[360 (magazine)|360]]'' said the song blends "high-tech" beats with heartbreaking lyrics, and complimented Alesso's production.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Skylerjohnson4936|date=2021-12-16|title=Alesso × Katy Perry - When I'm Gone|url=https://www.the360mag.com/alesso-x-katy-perry-when-im-gone/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=360 Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Official Charts Company]] gave a positive review and wrote: "Over a thumping house-beat, Katy says she's 'going to give them everything that they want', and this high-tempo banger will certainly win over a huge swathe of pop fans."<ref name=OCC/>

==Commercial performance==
[[File: Katy Perry Play at Resorts World, Las Vegas - 51808267537.jpg|thumb|upright|Perry performing "When I’m Gone" on [[Play (concert residency)|Play]]]]
In the United States, "When I'm Gone" charted in the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alesso's Billboard Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alesso/|url-status=live}}</ref> before debuting on the primary [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart at number 97 in the week dated February 22, 2022, becoming Perry's 35th entry and Alesso's third on the chart. It peaked at number 90. "When I'm Gone" also debuted at number four on [[Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales]] and number 17 on the overall Hot Dance/Electronic Songs list.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=2022-01-11|title=Touchdown! Katy Perry Premieres Music Video For ‘When I’m Gone’ With Alesso|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/katy-perry-music-video-when-im-gone-alesso-1235017048/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, "When I'm Gone" debuted at number 72 on [[UK Singles Chart|Official Singles Chart]] as the sixth highest new-entry of the week.<ref name="UK Singles" /> It rose to number 49 in its eighth week on the chart,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20220221/7501/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref> and further peaked at number 27 on both the UK Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100<ref name="UK Sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20220221/7509|title=Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> and Downloads Chart Top 100 charts.<ref name="UK Download">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20211231/7000/|title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100: 31 December 2021 – 6 January 2022|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> In Canada, "When I'm Gone" debuted at number 54 on [[Canadian Hot 100]], as her 38th career entry on the chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katy Perry|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/katy-perry/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> It also debuted at number seven on the Canadian Digital Songs Sales chart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=devops|date=2014-12-22|title=Canadian Digital Song Sales|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Music video==
The accompanying music video premiered on 10 January 2022, during the [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship]] game. Subsequently, the video for "When I'm Gone" became the first music video to debut during a live event on [[ESPN]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=2022-01-11|title=Katy Perry and Alesso Drop Futuristic 'When I'm Gone' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-alesso-when-im-gone-video-1282427/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> The video features a [[Boston Dynamics]] robot named "Spot" which in the video Perry named "Nugget" after her own personal dog.

Perry describes it as her first full blown choreography video due to the "sexy" production of the song. The video was choreographed by [[Sean Bankhead (choreographer)|Sean Bankhead]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-27|title="It Was Undeniable": Katy Perry and Alesso Have a Post-Collab Catch Up|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/with-when-im-gone-katy-perry-and-alesso-channelling-vegas-energy|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> and was directed by [[Hannah Lux Davis]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-11|title=ESPN Premieres Katy Perry's "When I'm Gone" Music Video|url=https://hiphopxxiv.com/espn-premieres-katy-perrys-when-im-gone-music-video/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Hip Hop XXIV|language=en-US}}</ref> According to Perry it was shot at an active working [[Budweiser]] brewery. Davis said: "We were going for something that was more ''[[Black Mirror]]''. Slightly [[Futurism (art)|futuristic]], but we still wanted it to feel grounded. Tech [[sci-fi]] but make it [[Pop music|pop]]." Perry wears a custom [[Dolce & Gabbana]] purple jumpsuit in the video, describing it as her "favorite outfit".<ref name=":0" /> ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' called it "mesmerising", further saying: "In true Perry style, the video features some stunning costumes and impressive dance moves."<ref>{{Cite web|last=January 11|first=Greta Bjornson|last2=Am|first2=2022 09:02|title=Katy Perry Drops Mesmerizing Video for Her New Single with Alesso: Watch 'When I'm Gone'|url=https://people.com/music/katy-perry-releases-when-im-gone-music-video/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Track listing==
*'''Digital download and streaming'''<ref name=Apple/>
*#"When I'm Gone" – 2:41
*'''Digital download (VIP mix)'''<ref name="VIP mix">{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/when-im-gone-vip-mix-single/1608631140?l=en|title=When I'm Gone (VIP Mix) - Single by Alesso & Katy Perry on Apple Music|author1=Alesso|author1-link=Alesso|last2=Perry|first2=Katy|author2-link=Katy Perry|date=18 February 2022|website=music.apple.com|access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
*#"When I'm Gone" (VIP mix) – 2:51
*'''Streaming (VIP mix)'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7Bm6JstkS27sFuX9UPbXfQ|title=Spotify – When I'm Gone (VIP Mix)|author1=Alesso|author1-link=Alesso|last2=Perry|first2=Katy|author2-link=Katy Perry|date=18 February 2022|website=open.spotify.com}}</ref>
*#"When I'm Gone" (VIP mix) – 2:51
*#"When I'm Gone" – 2:41

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "When I'm Gone"
! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 January 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1662|page=4|date=10 January 2022}}</ref>
| 96
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|25|artist=Alesso & Katy Perry|song=When I'm Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=13 March 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia|48|artist=Alesso & Katy Perry|song=When I'm Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Bulgaria ([[PROPHON]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prophon.org/en/charts/25-feb-2022|title=Архив класации|trans-title=Rankings|publisher=[[PROPHON]]|language=bg|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>
| 7
|-
{{Single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100|54|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2022}}
|-
{{Single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|30|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2022}}
|-
{{Single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|20|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=12 April 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Croatia ([[Hrvatska radiotelevizija|HRT]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radio.hrt.hr/drugi-program/glazba/katy-perry-je-treci-izvodac-koji-je-u-tri-ralicita-desetljeca-dosao-na-prvo-mjesto-airplay-radio-charta-6456787|title=ARC 100 - datum: 28. ožujka 2022.|publisher=[[Hrvatska radiotelevizija|HRT]]|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Czech Republic|4|year=2022|week=18|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 April 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardeurodigital|14|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2022}}
|-
{{singlechart|Finnishairplay|49|artist=Alesso & Katy Perry|song=When I'm Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|88|songid=2241917|artist=Alesso & Katy Perry|song=When I'm Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=22 April 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|82|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|22|year=2022|week=3|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|59|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=27 February 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Lebanon ([[The Official Lebanese Top 20|OLT20]])<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.facebook.com/OLT20/photos/a.191443034240036/4907735342610758/?type=3|title=The Official Lebanese Top 20 - 09/01/2022|publisher=[[The Official Lebanese Top 20]]|date=9 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref>
| 17
|-
! scope="row"| [[List of Billboard Mexico Airplay number ones|Mexico Airplay]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Alesso|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Alesso|chart=mex/}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
| 39
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|11|year=2022|week=14|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|61|artist=Alesso & Katy Perry|song=When I'm Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5260|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=10 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>
| 5
|-
{{single chart|Poland|12|chartid=4058|year=2022|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2022}}
|-
{{Single chart|Russia|10|date=2022-04-01|rowheader=true|access-date=8 April 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Slovakia|5|year=2022|week=12|rowheader=true|access-date=28 March 2022}}
|-
{{Single chart|Sweden|91|artist=Alesso & Katy Perry|song=When I'm Gone|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|49|date=20220225|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022|refname="UK Singles"}}
|-
{{single chart|UKdance|15|date=20220204|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|90|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|12|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=5 April 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|4|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=25 January 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|24|artist=Alesso|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2022}}
|}
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===Monthly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "When I'm Gone"
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Russia Airplay (Tophit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/monthly/2022-04-01/all/all|title=Radio Hits – Top Monthly Hits – Tophit Music Charts|publisher=[[Tophit]]|language=ru|date=May 2022|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
| 13
|}
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== Certifications and sales ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Region
!Certification
![[List of music recording certifications|Certified units]]/sales
|-
!United States ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])
|Gold
|500,000
|-
| colspan="3" |<sup>*</sup> Sales figures based on certification alone.
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "When I'm Gone"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format(s)
! scope="col"| Version
! scope="col"| Label(s)
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| 29 December 2021
| {{Hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| rowspan="3"| Original
| 10:22 PM
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=Apple/>
|-
! scope="row"| Italy
| 31 December 2021
| Radio [[airplay]]
| [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.earone.it/news/alesso_katy_perry_when_i_m_gone_radio_date_31_12_2021_56940456/|title=Alesso & Katy Perry - When I'm Gone (Radio Date: 31-12-2021)|last=Fusi|first=Eleonora|date=29 December 2021|website=earone.it|language=it|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| 11 January 2022
| {{hlist|[[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary radio]]|[[contemporary hit radio]]|[[dance radio]]}}
| {{hlist|10:22 PM|[[Astralwerks]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/cool-new-music|title=Top 40/M Cool New Music|publisher=All Access Music Group|url-access=registration|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130112417/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/cool-new-music|url-status=live}} ''Type'' Alesso & Katy Perry ''in the Search field''.</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| 18 February 2022
| {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}}
| VIP mix
| 10:22 PM
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="VIP mix"/>
|}

==References==
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{{Alesso}}
{{Katy Perry}}

[[Category:2021 singles]]
[[Category:2021 songs]]
[[Category:Alesso songs]]
[[Category:Katy Perry songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis]]
[[Category:Songs written by Alesso]]
[[Category:Songs written by Katy Perry]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rami Yacoub]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Alesso]]

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When I’m Gone (Alesso-und-Katy-Perry-Lied)