The single did well in European charts ending at number four of the European Hot 100. As of September 2015, "When You're Gone" has sold 1,290,000 digital copies in the United States.
It did well on the charts in Canada, where it reached number eight. The song later re-entered the charts and peaked at numbers 24 and 16, respectively. Billboard Hot 100 and number 77 on the Billboard Pop 100, in the Billboard issue dated.
Accolades Keyīefore its release as a single in the United States, "When You're Gone" reached number ninety on the U.S. In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "When You're Gone" was voted Lavigne's eighth best song. On a more negative note, Darryl Sterdan of JAM! described the song as "a standard piano-and-strings weeper" and went on to tell the reader to skip-it. The theme, separation from a lover, is universal, and the lyrics simple: "I always needed time on my own/I never thought I'd need you there when I cried/And the days feel like years when I'm alone/And the bed where you lie is made up on your side." PopMatters stated that this song tries to match " I'm With You" but it fails. Stylus was mixed calling the song "turgid and humdrum," but "taken at times by an exhilarating slickness." Dave Donnely was mixed to positive: "Ballad and expected next single 'When You're Gone' may be the best of the bunch, though it's superficially like any number of pop-rock ballads, with contemplative lyrics lending the album a little bit of emotional depth. Alex Nunn wrote that Avril hasn't lost her sense in ballads with this song. "When You're Gone" has received mixed reviews from music critics. Composer Rob Mathes orchestrated the song with genuine string section, although the brief opening note, before the piano came in, was on a synthesizer. "If I was older, a professional writer coming up with all that, that would be lame." īillboard magazine describes the song as "a power ballad with a piano and synth introduction". "It's not cheesy, because I wrote it", she said. According to her, she did not intend the song to be a love song, but she was writing a slow song and the process brought out "all that emotional stuff" in her. The song may have been inspired by Lavigne's then-husband, Deryck Whibley, although in an interview in Northern Ireland with The Belfast Telegraph she did not confirm this. Avril Lavigne has said the song "is about being with someone you love, and you have to say goodbye, and all the little things you miss about them".
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