<P> "When I'm Gone" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down . It was released in October 2002 as the lead single from their second album, Away from the Sun . It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 2003 . The song also spent seventeen weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart from November 2002 through March 2003, becoming one of the longest - running number - one singles on that chart . The song also peaked No. 2 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart almost reaching No. 1 by one spot from Queens of the Stone Age's "No One Knows" on the issue dated February 15, 2003 . It spent one week atop the Top 40 Mainstream chart for one week on May 3, 2003 and also peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Top 40 chart . </P> <P> There are 2 videos for the song . The official music video was directed by The Emperor . It features the band performing live on the USS George Washington in the Mediterranean Sea on October 2, 2002 . The video is dedicated to all military personnel who are fighting overseas . </P> <P> The original video features the band members in a swamp, being buried alive while playing . It was directed by Marc Klasfeld and only aired on MuchMusic USA in the US . </P> <Ul> <Li> AUS version </Li> </Ul>

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