Glad He's Gone

"Glad He's Gone"
Tove Lo wearing a golden outfit while standing in a woody scenario. The image is covered by a white frame that features the singer's logo and a love heart shape containing various icons.
Single by Tove Lo
from the album Sunshine Kitty
Released31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
StudioMXM Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm)
Genre
Length3:16
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Struts
  • Shellback
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Diva"
(2019)
"Glad He's Gone"
(2019)
"Bad as the Boys"
(2019)
Music video
"Glad He's Gone" on YouTube

"Glad He's Gone" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Tove Lo for her fourth studio album Sunshine Kitty (2019). It was released worldwide on 31 May 2019 and serviced to American contemporary hit radio stations on 18 June 2019 by Republic Records as the album's lead single. The song was written by Lo and its producers the Struts and Shellback. "Glad He's Gone" is an electropop, pop and ambient pop song with lyrics featuring Lo looking out for and talking to a friend who has a demanding boyfriend.

Commercially, "Glad He's Gone" figured in the top 40 of Sweden and Belgium and peaked at number 19 in New Zealand (Hot Singles). Music critics gave positive reviews of the song. An accompanying music video directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia was uploaded onto Lo's official YouTube account on 17 June 2019. Lo described it as a "bizarre mini action movie" shot in Kyiv. The video was nominated for Best Music Video at the 62nd ceremony of the Grammy Award, becoming Lo's second nomination overall, and the first for her solo work.