My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

"My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" is a song that was performed by the Canadian group Chilliwack. Co-written by bandmembers Brian MacLeod and Bill Henderson, it was released on the band's 1981 album Wanna Be a Star.

"My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)"
Single by Chilliwack
from the album Wanna Be a Star
B-side"Sign Here"
ReleasedSeptember 1981
GenreRock
LabelMillennium Records
Songwriter(s)Brian MacLeod, Bill Henderson
Producer(s)Brian MacLeod, Bill Henderson
Chilliwack singles chronology
"Secrets"
(1978)		 "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)"
(1981)		 "I Believe"
(1982)

In Canada, the song spent four weeks at number 3.[1] In the United States, it reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

In their native Canada, writers MacLeod and Henderson were nominated for the Juno Award for 1982 Composer of the Year.[3] Also, "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" was nominated for the Juno Award for 1982 Single of the Year.[4]

In January 2019, My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) was certified Platinum (in excess of 100,000 copies sold) as a single in Canada.[5]

Chart performance

References
  1. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. "Awards | The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  4. "Awards | The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  5. https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Chilliwack
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. Billboard Mainstream Rock, December 12, 1981
  8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 19, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  9. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  10. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  11. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-10-23.


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