A piano version of the song features as the eleventh track on the group's tenth studio album Let the Bad Times Roll (2021).

All tracks are written by Dexter Holland, except where noted[3]The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies.

The music video, shot in grainy quality, was directed by Nigel Dick[4] and was filmed on February 11, 1997 at the Morrell Meat Building in Los Angeles.

The song was made available as downloadable content in the Rock Band series on October 7, 2008.

The Offspring remade "Gone Away" for their tenth studio album, Let the Bad Times Roll (2021).