text: The single did well in European charts ending at number four of the European Hot 100. "When You're Gone" debuted at number thirty-two on UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number three. It ended the year as the 54th most purchased song in the UK. In Ireland, it reached number four. In the Continental Europe, "When You're Gone" peaked inside top twenty in countries such as Austria, Denmark,  France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden. However, the song was a minor hit in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), where it failed to reach top twenty.
  Music video
  Background
  The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who is most well known from his works of director for Sum 41's music videos. Lavigne came up with the concept for the video, which she said is very personal. Portions of the video were filmed at California State University, Northridge's Botanic Garden. The video was premiered on MuchMusic in Canada on 6 June 2007 during the 5 pm broadcast of MuchOnDemand. While in the United States it was premiered on MTV's TRL on 21 June. It reached the No. 1 spot on both TV music channel countdowns on August.
  One year later the video won the People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist award during the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards. As of January 2024, the music video for "When You're Gone" has reached 525 million views on YouTube.