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“When I'm Gone” by 3 Doors Down

From the album Away From the Sun (2002)

“When I'm Gone” by 3 Doors Down appears on 42 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 2002 and 2026. It was first released in 2002 on the album Away From the Sun. Its best result is #2 on The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #31 alternative song of 2003, #2,741 alternative song of all time and #155 of the '00s.

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"When I'm Gone" kicked off 3 Doors Down's second album, Away From the Sun, in 2002, and it's post-grunge built for the long haul: Brad Arnold's big, earnest voice riding chunky guitars from Chris Henderson and Matt Roberts, Josh Freese on drums and a little Hammond organ from Rick Hopkins warming up the corners. Rick Parashar produced it, Randy Staub mixed it, and the chorus lands like a stadium's lights coming up.

Arnold, Roberts, Todd Harrell and Henderson wrote it on tour, and Harrell has called it the only hit the band ever came up with on the road; he recalled it getting European crowds moving from the first night they played it. Arnold meant it as a song about unconditional love, about holding on when miles or time get in the way. It went on to squat atop Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart for 17 weeks.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 93 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 94 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 73 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 70 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 49 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 65 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 63 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 39 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 71 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 103
2002 78 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 103
2002 66 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 104
2002 84 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99
2003 13 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 16 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 36 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 18 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 32 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 14 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 2 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 20 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 27 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 87 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 103
2003 25 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 103
2003 59 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 104
2003 46 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 12 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 359 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2010 87 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 69 WJRR WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade 101
2010 120 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2010 432 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2013 263 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 245 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 276 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 373 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 441 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 191 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 469 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 375 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2025 309 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 400 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 443 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  4. 4Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle

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