When You're Gone (Shawn Mendes song)

"When You're Gone" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes. It was released as a single through Island Records on March 31, 2022.

"When You're Gone"
Single by Shawn Mendes
ReleasedMarch 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)
GenrePop rock
Length2:52
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mendes
  • Shy
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"It'll Be Okay"
(2021)		 "When You're Gone"
(2022)
Music video
"When You're Gone" on YouTube

Background and promotion

On March 19, 2022, Mendes debuted the song by performing it live for the first time at his South by Southwest (SXSW) performance in Austin, Texas.[1] He teased the song by posting snippets of the song to the video-sharing app TikTok the week before its announcement and announced the song and its complete details two days later.[2]

Composition and lyrics

"When You're Gone" is a pop-rock song that lyrically sees Mendes singing about the end of a relationship, similar to his previous single from late 2021, "It'll Be Okay". Transitioning from the first verse to the chorus, he sings: "It's hard for me to let go of you / So I'm trying to hold on, hold on / I don't wanna know what it's like when you're gone". Further into the chorus, he croons: "I didn't know that loving you was the happiest I've ever been / So I'm just trying to hold on".[3] The song has also been described as "a dreamy love song with a punchy chorus".[4]

Critical reception

Before the release of "When You're Gone", Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the song as "a rollicking pop-rock track that sounds ready for radio play" and added that it "possess[es] a weight and polish that could make them staples of Mendes' set for years to come, and hint at promising new paths for his songwriting".[5]

Music video

The official music video for "When You're Gone" premiered alongside the release of the song on March 31, 2022. It starts with a black-and-white resolution and sees Mendes recording the song in a studio and meeting up with fans. As the song shifts from him emotionally singing, it turns into full color when it turns into a sing-along.[6] Three days before its release, Mendes teased the video on the video-sharing app TikTok, which saw him dancing shirtless, with the caption: "this is unusual behavior".[7]

Credits and personnel
  • Shawn Mendes – vocals, songwriting, production, guitar
  • Jonah Shy – production, songwriting, vocal production, keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Scott Harris – additional production, songwriting, guitar
  • Jared Scharff – guitar, bass
  • Adam Halferty – drums
  • Andrew Maury – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Ashley Jacobson – recording
  • Robert Johnson – recording
  • Jeremy Dilli – recording

Charts
Chart performance for "When You're Gone"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 22
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 15
Canada AC (Billboard)[12] 24
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 16
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[14] 15
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 30
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 37
Global 200 (Billboard)[18] 19
Greece (IFPI)[19] 41
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[20] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 21
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[22] 13
Lithuania (AGATA)[23] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 45
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[26] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[27] 17
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[28] 23
Portugal (AFP)[29] 69
Singapore (RIAS)[30] 12
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[31] 35
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 23
South Africa (RISA)[33] 49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[36] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 38
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[38] 18
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[39] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 18
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[41] 100

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 31, 2022
Island [6]
United States April 4, 2022 Hot adult contemporary
[42]
April 5, 2022 Contemporary hit radio [43]

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