Want You Gone

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Want You Gone
Length	2:22
Release date	04-19-2011
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"Want You Gone" is a song that Jonathan Coulton wrote for the Valve video game, Portal 2. After the success of the closing credits song that Coulton composed for the first installment in the series, Valve asked him to return as the writer for a song on the sequel. As with the previous song, voice actress and opera singer Ellen McLain performs the song in character as the insane artificial intelligence GLaDOS, with her voice digitally filtered to simulate the computer sound of the game.

Live performance

An acoustic version "Want You Gone" debuted in Ottawa, ON on May 27 2011. He frequently performs the song in medley with "Still Alive".

Availability

"Want You Gone" is available in the credits of the video game Portal 2.

A studio version performed by Coulton appears on the album Artificial Heart, which can be ordered through Coulton's website or on iTunes. Additionally, numerous clips of Coulton performing "Want You Gone" are available on YouTube, as well as a clip of Ellen McLain performing the song at an event in her normal singing voice.

Themes

• Not Dead Yet
• Sarcasm

Trivia

• The song is considered more "spoiler-heavy" than "Still Alive" in that it makes direct reference to revelations in the game, such as the name of the woman whose consciousness formed GLaDOS' matrix.