"Love Done Gone" is the title of a song co-written by Shawn Camp and Marv Green, and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Billy Currington

Billy Currington

William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself...

. It was released in April 2011 as the third single from his 2010 album Enjoy Yourself

Enjoy Yourself (Billy Currington album)

Upon its release, Enjoy Yourself received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable...

and his twelfth single overall.

Background and writing

Camp told Taste of Country that Green came in with some of the lyrics in the verses, but had no title for the song. They then decided to keep working on the song and the verses they had already. "I was thinking of a situation my brother was in at the time," said Green. "He was going through a breakup, and he was at the point in the relationship where he was fine with it coming to an end. They had their fun, but it was over." The song was originally on hold for George Strait

George Strait

George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

 but once it came off hold Currington cut the song.

Content

The narrator discusses moving on from a relationship that was not working anymore, but also expressing that he has no regrets about the results, and that he is happier for both of them.

The main riff of the song is played on a horn section

Horn section

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 with backing vocalists singing "ba-ba-da, ba-da-ba" to the melody of the riff. Camp chose to add horns to the song after hearing a pop song with a similar effect while at a shopping mall.

Critical reception

C.M. Wilcox of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs up", praising the lyrics for focusing on the "exhilarating part of moving beyond a relationship that[…]simply was not working anymore." He also called the song "a lively fusion of contemporary country and Dixieland

Dixieland

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 jazz". Michael McCall of the Associated Press

Associated Press

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 thought that the song was "Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

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-inspired", and Gary Graff of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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said that the song "mix[es] a tale of romantic woe with a bouncy, buoyant rhythm". Writing for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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 said that the album was "such a low-key, lazy record[…]that the singsongy chorus of 'Love Done Gone' positively blares".

Music video

The music video was directed by Potsy Ponciroli and premiered in July 2011. It was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

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Chart performance

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Chart (2011)	Peak position