Since You Been Gone Explained

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

Rainbow version

In 1979, "Since You Been Gone" was covered by Rainbow, who released it as the first single from their 1979 album Down to Earth with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals. It was a top-10 single in the 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Certifications

Other cover versions

• In 1978, the Illinois rock band Head East recorded and released a cover version of the song on their 1978 eponymous album, reaching No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Head East's version of this song was their 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 performed the song live on the Back to the Light tour in 1993, and it appears on the Live at the Brixton Academy multi-format release.
• Other cover versions include those by South African all-female band Clout on their 1978 album Substitute, a.k.a. Clout, and by former 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.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 32.
2. Web site: How Rainbow turned the "soft" Since You Been Gone into a crunchy rock classic. Louder Sound. March 29, 2022. June 28, 2024.
3. Web site: Rainbow's Down to Earth: pranks, tantrums, line-up changes, bad vibes and really bad hair days. Louder Sound. December 26, 2023. June 12, 2024.
4. Web site: Music Week. 48.
5. Web site: Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs. https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/. dead. 12 February 2009. 12 February 2009.
6. News: Barnhardt . Adam . Guardians of the Galaxy 3: Here's the Song in the Trailer . February 13, 2023 . Comic Book . February 12, 2023 . en . February 13, 2023 . 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/ . live .
7. Web site: Album Search for "messin with the boys" . . 2016-10-11 . 2016-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130224833/http://www.allmusic.com/album/messin-with-the-boys-mw0000596615/awards . live .