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| image=FileP2songstotestbyv1cover.jpg|250px
| title=Want You Gone
| release=April 19, 2011
| genre=WikipediaIndie pop|Indie pop
| length=221
| performer=
| singer=Ellen McLain
| writer=Jonathan Coulton
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| featured=*''Songs to Test By''
*''http//www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/Artificial_Heart Artificial Heart''
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"'''Want You Gone'''"''Portal 2'' credits is a song featured in ''Portal 2'' that plays during the game's end credits, as the successor of "Still Alive". As with the former, it is sung from the perspective of GLaDOS after her ordeal with Chell. It was written by Jonathan Coulton and performed by Ellen McLain. It is one of two pop / rock songs featured in the game, the other being "Exile Vilify" by The National.
==Overview==
FileWant You Gone 01.png|thumb|right|250px|Screenshot of the ''Portal 2'' end credits, featuring the first verse.
The song is shown as displayed on an Aperture monitor, as the credits are shown on the right, while the lyrics to the song are on the left. The first part consists of form "FORM-29827281-12-2" ("Still Alive" from ''Portal'' is "FORM-29827281-12"), the second part is the details of a severance package. GLaDOS' voice is seemingly clearer and much less robotic, unlike in "Still Alive". The lyrics allude to the plot of ''Portal 2''.
When the song ends, the monitor starts swirl away from the viewer to reveal the vacuum of space in which Wheatley and the Space Core are drifting. While the latter expresses his enthusiasm about being in space, Wheatley reflects and what he has done to Chell and expresses his regrets.
==History and recording==
Since "Still Alive" was considered a large part of ''Portal''`s success, Valve desired to incorporate more music into ''Portal 2'', including further involvement from Jonathan Coulton.WikipediaGame Informer|Game Informer, April 2010 issue
The musician had discussed with Erik Wolpaw about whether an ending song would be necessary, and how they could create "an emotional moment" comparable to "Still Alive", back in 2009 when ''Portal 2'''s ending was not yet determined. Other options were considered, such as several "joke songs" and false endings for the game. Ultimately the game's finale was set by the last quarter of 2010, and Coulton played the game as it had been developed to that point to generate ideas. Elements of the ending, such as Chell being told to leave Aperture with the door slamming behind her, led to the development of main chorus line "I used to want you dead, but now I only want you gone." Coulton wrote the lyrics and composed the song over the course of several days, with John Flansburgh assisting on electronic drums, and traveled to Valve's headquarters in January 2011 to record it with McLain.''The Final Hours of Portal 2''
==Trivia==
*An early take of the song was leaked 2 months before the official release of ''Portal 2''. Minor differences in the song include Ellen McLain pronouncing Caroline's name differently and some differences in the lyrics.{{YouTube|mozlx3ziCl8|Want You Gone, early take}} An earlier demo sung by Coulton himself also exists.{{YouTube|dpvXhRCE99c|Want You Gone, demo}}
*A version sung by Jonathan Coulton is available on his 2011 album ''http//www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/Artificial_Heart Artificial Heart'', along with his rendition of "Still Alive".
==Lyrics==
The following lyrics are displayed as in the ''Portal'' credits, with the same text and similar background colors and font (The actual font being WikipediaConsolas|Consolas). The additional, unsung quotes are brighter; the lyrics not appearing on screen are darker.
In the penultimate verse, the line "I'll stop feeling so bad" has been replaced by "REDACTED". In the last verse, the screen switches to "gone" alone before displaying the "U" of "you".
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Forms FORM-29827281-12-2 Notice of Dismissal Well here we are again It's always such a pleasure Remember when you tried to kill me twice? Oh how we laughed and laughed Except I wasn't laughing Under the circumstances I've been shockingly nice You want your freedom? Take it That's what I'm counting on I used to want you dead but Now I only want you gone She was a lot like you (Maybe not quite as heavy) Now little Caroline is in here too One day they woke me up So I could live forever It's such a shame the same will never happen to you Severance Package Details You've got your short sad life left That's what I'm counting on I'll let you get right to it Now I only want you gone Goodbye my only friend Oh, did you think I meant you? That would be funny if it weren't so sad Well you have been replaced I don't need anyone now When I delete you maybe REDACTED (I'll stop feeling so bad) Go make some new disaster That's what I'm counting on You're someone else's problem Now I only want you gone Now I only want you gone Now I only want yo_ gone |
