[56] The other performer to achieve the same accomplishment is Barbra Streisand. [48], Prior to the song's release as a single in March 2013, "Cups (When I'm Gone)" debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending on January 12, 2013. [4] With radio playing the remixed version of "Cups (When I'm Gone)", the song reached the top 40 in its 21st week on the Hot 100, rising from number 44 to number 36. And we had this little collection of like a dozen cups to try once we actually got to that location and I could test them out on that stage. "[10] When she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kendrick told Fallon she came up with Beca Mitchell's "Cups" audition scene. [5] Lulu and the Lampshades was the first musical act to use the cup game as the song's percussion. Republic Records released a remix subtitled "Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone" for digital download and streaming in the United States on March 26, 2013, and on October 28, 2013, in the United Kingdom. [71] She puts the cup down and washes her hands while taking a plate of food from the chef and walking out into the dining area, where the customers start drumming their cups in various ways on their tables.[72]. [32] Kendrick sings about leaving her hometown and traveling around the world. She argued that her Motown contract was invalid because she'd signed with the company at the age of seventeen. Throughout the song, the narrator threatens to leave him and in the end repeats the question she asks in the beginning: "what are you gonna do when I'm gone?". [79], In April 2016, 11-year-old Cruz Beckham covered the track in an Instagram video. Kendrick puts the biscuits into the oven, sets a timer, and dusts her hands off with an oscillating fan. Stacy Lambe, writing for Entertainment Tonight, stated "Cups (When I'm Gone)" became a massive hit when Kendrick performed it for Beca Mitchell's audition to be a Barden Bella. [16][17] The composition of "Cups" is credited to A. P. Carter and Luisa Gerstein. [66][67] Because of the song's success, record company executives asked Kendrick to make a music video for "Cups (When I'm Gone)". "[4] The track later rose to number eight on the Mainstream Top 40. I thought the best way to spend an entire afternoon would be like watching this video 50 times and teaching myself how to do it. [49][50], By October 2013, all versions of the song had sold 2.5 million downloads in the US. Kendrick said she had no idea the song would be used for Pitch Perfect. Lyrics and background. [25] The ballad version of the song was included on Pitch Perfect 2's soundtrack with the title "Cups (When I'm Gone) [Campfire Version]". [78] On March 11, 2016, Mithila Palkar uploaded a cover version of the track to YouTube. ", "Anna Kendrick Chart History (Pop Songs)", "Anna Kendrick Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)", "Katy Perry Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", "Anna Kendrick Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", Australian-charts.com – Anna Kendrick – Cups (When I'm Gone)", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles", "Anna Kendrick's 'Cups (When I'm Gone)' gets a music video", "Anna Kendrick – Cups (Pitch Perfect's 'When I'm Gone')", "How word-of-mouth made 'Pitch Perfect' into a surprise 2012 hit", "Would Anna Kendrick Release a Solo Album? "When I'm Gone" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Stream When i'm Gone (Original MIX) by Tony Hewox from desktop or your mobile device "When I'm Gone" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and a single he produced twice, one for early Motown star Mary Wells and the other for fellow Motown vocalist Brenda Holloway. The cover became famous overnight. [43] Writing for Billboard magazine, Andrew Unterberger praised the original track, describing it as "totally charming", but labeled the remix as "mumfordized" and "needlessly extended", and said it "still hits one hell of a flat note". [37], Douglas Wolk of Time magazine placed the song at number nine on his end-of-year list, saying Kendrick's version has a "terrific arrangement" and gets "bonus points for being a hit single that's just over two minutes long". '90" and "Cups (When I'm Gone)" was released on November 21, 2017, with the title "Freedom! [45], "Freedom! [45] She commended Kendrick's "spontaneous performance" of the song on the Late Show with David Letterman. [2], "Cups, You're Gonna Miss Me: Evolution of a Song", "You're Gonna Miss Me (Cups) - Lulu and the Lampshades by Anna Burden", Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_I%27m_Gone_(Carter_Family_song)&oldid=981006885, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, In 2011 Anna Burden uploaded a version of the song on YouTube that then went, This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 18:55. [16] It also had additional instrumentation added by American Music Award-winning music producer Ali Dee Theodore, Jordan Yaeger, and Harvey Mason Jr and was also extended by an additional minute.

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