I know that I'm all alone Pitch Perfect is a cultural phenomenon and we're very happy to be a part of it. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone, You're gonna miss me by my hair Why is it so hard to keep in touch [4] The film's script originally called for the Mitchell character perform the nursery rhyme "I'm a Little Teapot" (1939) for her audition. Thinking 'bout what I'm gon' do And are you gonna hold me? A little insecure, oh, you's a shining star And oh, you're gonna love me #ItDefiesLogic". HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawg​" - LYRICS, NEW SONG: Rod Wave - POP SMOKE - "MOOD SWINGS" ft. Lil Tjay - LYRICS. An accompanying music video was released in April 2013 and directed by the film's director Jason Moore. Sometimes I don't think we really say enough Please wait up for me 'til whenever I get home [10] The song was initially released on January 1, 2013, as part of the soundtrack for Pitch Perfect, with a length of 76 seconds. A new world record was set by the performance. You're gonna wanna hug me and squeeze me "[25], "Cups (When I'm Gone)" debuted on the US Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart at number 40, after Republic Records released the remix version of the track. [Outro: Teyana Taylor & Randy Cain] It was also extended by an additional minute. You're gonna miss me everywhere, And I'll go there on my own The performance included kids drumming the cup underwater, in a gym and on a playground. The video opens with Kendrick in a restaurant's kitchen, cutting dough into biscuits with a plastic cup while looking at some postcards of different countries, such as Scotland and Paris, which are stuck to a refrigerator. I wanna spend my nights with you I don't wanna think about it, I want you to love me now I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have And I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I just wanna love you now (Love me now, love me now) Oh, oh, love you now, oh, oh, oh (Love me now, love me now) Love you now [14], Heather Phares of AllMusic commented that "Anna Kendrick surprises with some strong singing on 'Cups'. Gonna Love Me Lyrics: And oh, you're gonna love me / You're gonna wanna hug me and squeeze me / Sometimes we say things that we really don't mean / We do things in … [34] She then dusts her hands off with an oscillating fan, before stopping for a moment, staring at the plastic cup on the table,[35] Kendrick takes the cup and lightly taps it on the table, which is followed by her starting to tap the cup on the table and handclap the rhythm. The moving 2012 tune “When I’m Gone” was written by Joey Feek‘s friend Sandy Lawrence as she was losing her own mother. You're gonna miss me everywhere [24] Kendrick was the first artist to reach the summit on the Adult Contemporary chart after the Lumineers topped the chart for eight weeks with their hit single "Ho Hey" (2012), which held the position since the week of May 4, 2013. My life with you, oh baby, babe Soon as the shines gone Like you always do, but you don't know it yet but Whoa whoa I ain't gonna be that easy to leave Whoa whoa Girl, I'm gonna make you miss me Make you wish that you were sleeping in my shirt Lie about my jacket and tell everyone it's yours When your phone rings after midnight and you're thinking maybe it's me The staff of The Express Tribune mentioned Amir played a golden cup for the song and used it "effortlessly" as a percussion instrument. [27] "Cups (When I'm Gone)" rose from number 11 to number 9 on the US Adult Top 40 chart for the week of July 11, 2013. But you'll miss me when you're home [33] You're gonna miss me when I'm gone, When I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. When we're laying right next to each other, baby "Cups (When I'm Gone)" experienced similar success in Canada, peaking at number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100. The video went viral after it was uploaded to Reddit, making other musicians to record cover versions of the song.