| "Can't Be Really Gone" | ||||
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| Single byTim McGraw | ||||
| from the albumAll I Want | ||||
| B-side | "That's Just Me"[2] | |||
| Released | October 23, 1995[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Songwriter | Gary Burr | |||
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| Tim McGraw singles chronology | ||||
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"Can't Be Really Gone" is a song written byGary Burr, and recorded by Americancountry music artistTim McGraw. It was released in October 1995 as the second single from his albumAll I Want. It peaked at number two on the United StatesBillboard country chart, and number four on the CanadianRPM country chart.
"Can't Be Really Gone" is a ballad about a man observing the items left behind in his house by a former lover.[3]
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 overNot a Moment Too Soon, his last album.[4]
"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.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 4 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[6] | 87 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 81 |
| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[9] | 74 |
