How Long Gone

"How Long Gone" is a song written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from their 1998 album If You See Her. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart^[1] in September 1998.

"How Long Gone"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album If You See Her
Released	June 24, 1998
Genre	Country
Length	3:40
Label	Arista Nashville 3128
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Camp John Scott Sherrill
Producer(s)	Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"If You See Him/If You See Her" (1998) "How Long Gone" (1998) "Husbands and Wives" (1998)

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann. The video starts out with a woman running out of the house, then we see the duo playing while spinning around the house, and showing everything turning into rot, and clocks with their hands turning quickly. At the end, the duo fades away into dust particles, and the house appears to have rotted out, and the pages on the calendar that was flipping throughout the video are all gone.

Cover versions

Country music singer Jason Aldean covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour.

Chart positions

"How Long Gone" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 29, 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	37
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	13