Since You Been Gone

{{Short description|1976 single by Russ Ballard}} {{About|the 1976 rock song by Russ Ballard|the Kelly Clarkson song|Since U Been Gone|other songs with similar titles|Since You've Been Gone (disambiguation){{!}}Since You've Been Gone}} {{Infobox song | name = Since You Been Gone | cover = Since You Been Gone.jpg |border=yes | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Russ Ballard]] | album = Winning | A-side = Since You Been Gone | B-side = Venus (Shine Your Light) | released = 30 January 1976<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1976/Music-Week-1976-01-31.pdf|title=Music Week|page=32}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = *[[Rock music|Rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-rainbow-turned-the-soft-since-youve-been-gone-into-a-crunchy-rock-classic|title=How Rainbow turned the "soft" Since You Been Gone into a crunchy rock classic|publisher=Louder Sound|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref> *[[pop music|pop]]<ref name = "Louder Sound">{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/rainbow-down-to-earth|title=Rainbow's Down to Earth: pranks, tantrums, line-up changes, bad vibes and really bad hair days|publisher=Louder Sound|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2024}}</ref> | length = 2:50 | label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] | writer = Russ Ballard | producer = [[Muff Winwood]] | prev_title = Loose Women | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = The Russ Ballard Story Part 1 | next_year = 1976 }}

"'''Since You Been Gone'''" is a song written by former [[Argent (band)|Argent]] vocalist and guitarist [[Russ Ballard]] and first released on his 1976 album ''Winning''. It was covered by [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] in 1979 and released as a single from their album ''[[Down to Earth (Rainbow album)|Down to Earth]]''.

==Rainbow version== {{Infobox song | name = Since You Been Gone | cover = Since You Been Gone.png | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] | album = [[Down to Earth (Rainbow album)|Down to Earth]] | A-side = Since You Been Gone | B-side = Bad Girl | released = 31 August 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-09-01.pdf|title=Music Week|page=48}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = * [[Hard rock]] * [[pop rock]]<ref name = "Louder Sound"></ref> | length = 3:17 | label = [[Polydor]] | writer = Russ Ballard | producer = [[Roger Glover]] | prev_title = LA Connection | prev_year = 1978 | next_title = [[All Night Long (Rainbow song)|All Night Long]] | next_year = 1980 | misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|UwhLqAoqj3IU|"Since You Been Gone"}}}} }}

In 1979, "Since You Been Gone" was covered by [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]], who released it as the first single from their 1979 album ''[[Down to Earth (Rainbow album)|Down to Earth]]'' with [[Graham Bonnet]] on lead vocals. It was a top-10 single in the [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]], where it reached number six. In the US, the song reached number 57. It was named the 82nd-best "Hard Rock Song of All Time" by [[VH1]].<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2009|title=Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs|date=12 February 2009|website=}}</ref> The song was later included on the second trailer and on the soundtrack to ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'', which first aired on February 12, 2023, during [[Super Bowl LVII]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnhardt |first1=Adam |title=Guardians of the Galaxy 3: Here's the Song in the Trailer |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-what-is-song-in-trailer-since-youve-been-gone-rainbow/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Comic Book |date=February 12, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093255/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-what-is-song-in-trailer-since-youve-been-gone-rainbow/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1979–1980) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Ireland2|5|song=Since You Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|47|artist=Rainbow|song=Since You Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|6|date=19791007|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2018|refname="uk"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|57|artist=Rainbow|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="hot100"}} |}

===Certifications=== {{certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|relyear=2008|certyear=2023|artist=Rainbow|title=Since You've Been Gone|id=5910-513-1|access-date=21 July 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Other cover versions== *In 1978, the Illinois rock band [[Head East]] recorded and released a cover version of the song on their [[Head East (album)|1978 eponymous album]], reaching No. 46 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Head East's version of this song was their second-highest charting single. *[[Alcatrazz]], also fronted by [[Graham Bonnet]], covered the song on the album ''[[Live Sentence]]'' with [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] on guitar, and yet another Bonnet-fronted outfit, [[Impellitteri]], recorded it for their 1988 debut album ''[[Stand in Line]]''. *[[Brian May]] of [[Queen (band)|Queen]] performed the song live on the [[Back to the Light]] tour in 1993, and it appears on the ''[[Live at the Brixton Academy (Brian May album)|Live at the Brixton Academy]]'' multi-format release. *Other cover versions include those by South African [[all-female band]] [[Clout (band)|Clout]] on their 1978 album ''Substitute'', a.k.a. ''Clout'', and by former [[The Runaways|Runaways]] vocalist [[Cherie Currie]] as a duet with her sister [[Marie Currie]] on their 1980 album ''[[Messin' with the Boys]]''. Their version reached No. 95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/messin-with-the-boys-mw0000596615/awards |title=Album Search for "messin with the boys" |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130224833/http://www.allmusic.com/album/messin-with-the-boys-mw0000596615/awards |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{YouTube|_v0bDfZytwk|Video of 1976 Russ Ballard performance}} * {{YouTube|1P17ct4e5OE|Video of 1979 Rainbow performance}}

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