So Gone
Monica
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So gone over you, you, you, you Yeah New Monica Woo Silly young me Devoted so much time To find you unfaithful, boy I never lost my mind Drive pass your house every night In an unmarked car Wondering what she had on me To make you break my heart, yeah [Chorus] (You make me feel) You make me feel I'm so gone (So gone), oh... You make me {You make me feel} Whoa and I love you to love you, baby, I {So gone},ooh Nights I couldn't sleep, uh You let the sun beat you home I asked myself over again What am I doing wrong To make you stay out all night And not think to call What does she have over me To make him not think to call home [Chorus] Listen, boy, I'm a rowdy chick Some times I have to fight 'cause my mouth too slick Baby, why you doing me like I ain't worth this shit Make me want to ride passed your house and sit Kick down your door and smack your chick Just to show you Monica not having it So in love with you like a drug habit get {So gone} You treat me so unreal What she do, I do better (Ooh...oh...) What she do to make you love her (What did she do) Is it real or forever Baby, please can't we stay together (Is it real or forever) What she do, I do better (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) What she do to make you love her (Yeah, ooh...) Is it real or forever (Is it real) Baby, please can't we stay together (Oh) Whoa and I love you to love you, baby (Whoa and I love you to love you, baby) Whoa and I love you to love you, baby, ooh... Whoa and I love you to love you, baby (Whoa and I love you to love you, baby) Whoa and I love you to love you, baby (Just to show you Monica not having it), yeah [Chorus] [Repeat: x 2] Said that I need you I don't really need you Said that I need you, ooh You treat me so unreal
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Written by: William Henry Allen, Roy E. Iii Ayers, Edwin Birdsong, Walter M. Booker, Alfonso J Cervantes, Melissa A. Elliott, Kamaal Ibn Jonathan Davis Fareed, Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Charles Stepney
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Genre Classification"So Gone" by Monica is primarily classified as an R&B song. Its soulful, rhythmic beat and passionate lyrics are characteristic of this genre.
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Release Date and AlbumThe song was released on May 9, 2003, as a part of Monica's fourth studio album, "After the Storm."
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Song Production"So Gone" was produced by Missy Elliott and co-produced by Kenneth Cunningham and Carvin & Ivan.
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Chart SuccessThe song topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for five consecutive weeks and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of Monica's most successful songs.
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Awards and Recognition"So Gone" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, showcasing its critical acclaim.
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Song BackgroundThe song is notable for sampling The Whispers’ 1976 song “You Are Number One.” Its lyrics are about a tumultuous relationship Monica was going through at the time.
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Internet Viral TrendThe song received renewed attention in 2016 when people started the #SoGoneChallenge on Instagram. As part of the challenge, participants freestyle rapped to the instrumental of the song, including Monica herself and Chance The Rapper.
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Music VideoThe music video for "So Gone," directed by Chris Robinson, depicts a tormented Monica in various scenes that reflect the turbulence expressed in the song, including Monica angrily smashing objects with a baseball bat.
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Commercial Success"So Gone" has sold over 500,000 copies, earning it a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Music CollaborationMonica and Missy Elliott, who produced "So Gone," have a long history of collaboration. Elliott has written and produced many of Monica's hits, including "A Dozen Roses (You Remind Me)" and "Everything to Me."
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