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Can't Be Really Gone

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Wikipedia article




"'Can't Be Really Gone'" is a song written by Gary Burr, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1995 as the second single from his album 'All I Want'. It peaked at number two on the United States 'Billboard' country chart, and number four on the Canadian 'RPM' country chart.

Track listing



'Single'

# Can't Be Really Gone 3:20

# That's Just Me 3:13

Content



The song is a ballad where the narrator observes the various items that his lover has left behind. He tells himself that she "can't be really gone" if she has left behind an unfinished book and her favorite shoes.

Music video



The music video premiered on CMT on October 28, 1995, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot", and was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey. It features McGraw performing the song in a room, with an orchestra behind him, and showing people in their everyday lives. At the end of the video, there was a hotline number for the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation.

Critical reception



Stephen Thomas Erlewine and Thom Jurek, in their review of the album, said that McGraw delivered the song with sincerity, and that it and other similar songs showed his artistic growth over 'Not a Moment Too Soon', his last album.

Chart positions



"Can't Be Really Gone" re-entered the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks as an official single at number 67 for the week of October 21, 1995.

Year-end charts



References



Category:1995 singles

Category:1995 songs

Category:Tim McGraw songs

Category:Songs written by Gary Burr

Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore

Category:Song recordings produced by James Stroud

Category:Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey

Category:Curb Records singles

Category:Country ballads

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