If You're Gone
Matchbox Twenty
2001
Earliest retained catalog association; not automatically the first release year.
Reported release: 2000
Reported release: 2000Date needs verification
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Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2000.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
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Rob Thomas wrote the song about the fear of losing someone you love.
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Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2000.html, position 27
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-scoped curated selection; not an official all-time ranking or complete recording review.
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2001 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Supplied alt rock01.png, row 2
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