David Guetta & Chris Willis - Love Is Gone

What this video is

Released in June 2007, Love Is Gone arrived at a pivotal inflection point for European electronic dance music. David Guetta was transitioning from respected French club DJ to international pop-crossover figure, and this single — the second from his third album Pop Life — served as a key vehicle for that shift. The track reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, demonstrating the…

Why it matters

A foundational text in the French house-to-mainstream-EDM pipeline, Love Is Gone demonstrates how melodic, vocally-driven electro-house could be packaged for Top 40 consumption without sacrificing dancefloor energy. Its production blueprint — emotive male vocals over driving four-four beats with…

The director

French director Denis Thybaud graduated in Cinema studies and began his career in the 1990s directing documentaries and TV shows, including work for Canal+. Since 2000 he has worked across music videos, commercials, and feature films. His features include…