<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Russ Ballard </Td> </Tr> <P> "Since You Been Gone" is a rock song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and first released on his 1976 album Winning . It was produced by Roger Glover . </P> <P> Rainbow's cover version, released in 1979 with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals, was a Top 10 single in the United Kingdom and was named the 82nd best hard rock song of all time by VH1 . Rainbow's version was used in a 2009 T - Mobile advertisement filmed at Liverpool Street station in London, England . </P> <P> Other cover versions include those by South African all - girl band Clout on their 1978 album Substitute, aka Clout, and Head East on their eponymous 1978 album, reaching #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Former Runaways vocalist Cherie Currie recorded the song as a duet with her sister Marie Currie on their 1980 album Messin' with the Boys . Their version reached #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P>

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