"When I'm Gone" is the title of a song recorded by American rock band 3 Doors Down

3 Doors Down

3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch ....

. It was released in October 2002 as the lead single from their second album, Away from the Sun

Away from the Sun

Away from the Sun is the second studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You", and "Away from the Sun"...

. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 chart in April 2003. The song also spent seventeen weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart from November 2002 through March 2003, becoming one of the longest-running number-one singles on that chart. This song is featured on the rhythm video game Band Hero

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Music video

The music video

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 was directed by The Emperor. It features the band performing live on the USS George Washington

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 in the Mediterranean Sea

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 on October 2, 2002. The video is dedicated to all military personnel who are fighting overseas.

Tribute

In some instances, when the song is played on the radio, the song includes soundbites of interviews with people about the 9/11 attacks

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 . It was primarily played during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

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Track listings

• AUS version

1. "When I'm Gone" (Album version) - 4:20
2. "Changes" (Album version) - 3:56
3. "Living a Lie" (Previously unreleased) - 3:35
4. "Pop Song" 3:12

• Tracks Off Various Versions

1. "When I'm Gone" (Radio edit) - 3:02

Chart performance

Chart (2002-2003)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	64
Canadian Singles Chart	10
Dutch Singles Chart	95
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40	3
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	2