Derek A.E. Fuhrmann obit

Derek A.E. Fuhrmann, Co-Writer of Phillip Phillips’ “Gone, Gone, Gone,” Dies at 44

The song went peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared in films such as ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and ‘Grudge Match.’   

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Derek A.E. Fuhrmann, an ASCAP Pop Award recipient and co-writer of Phillip Phillips’ “Gone, Gone, Gone,” has died. He was 44.

Fuhrmann died June 27 in Nashville following a battle with cancer, publicist Harlan Boll announced.

Fuhrmann was a University of Delaware graduate, where his career in music ignited. While in college, he formed a band called Omnisoul that was renamed The Crash Motive. The band signed with Sony BMG in 2005 and went on to have a successful run as a group. They toured the nation, and a few of their songs were used in television and film projects. Most notably, their track “Waiting (Save Your Life)” appeared in the 2005 Fantastic Four soundtrack and on the TV series Joan of Arcadia.

Fuhrmann went on to pursue a solo career as a singer, songwriter and producer. He co-wrote Phillip Phillips’ 2012 song “Gone, Gone, Gone,” which went double-platinum and appeared on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. The song peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The track, too, showed up on an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation, a 2013 episode of Danville 2nd Ward Young Men and Grudge Match, which starred Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone.

For his work on “Gone, Gone, Gone,” Fuhrmann received the ASCAP Pop Award at the 31st awards ceremony. He went on to lend his talents working with O.A.R., the Goo Goo Dolls, Five for Fighting and Kygo.

A celebration in honor of Fuhrmann will be held this fall.

Survivors include his wife, Mackenzie; his sons, Finn and Boone; his parents, Fred and Deborah; his sisters, Donna, Karin, Gail and Nancy; and his brothers, Andrew and Rob.

 

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Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)

Conan

8.2

TV Series

writer: "So Alive"

2016

1 episode

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

6.6

writer: "Gone, Gone, Gone"

2014

 

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone in Grudge Match (2013)

Grudge Match

6.4

writer: "Gone, Gone, Gone"

2013

 

Travis Neal, Jeremy Glenn, Dallin Earl, Jaren Garff, and Brody Rasmussen in Danville 2nd Ward Young Men (2008)

Danville 2nd Ward Young Men

4.9

TV Series

writer: "Gone, Gone, Gone"

2013

1 episode

 

Lauren Collins, Ryan Cooley, Jake Goldsbie, Melissa McIntyre, Christina Schmidt, Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Shane Kippel, Miriam McDonald, Cassie Steele, and Drake in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)

Degrassi: The Next Generation

7.6

TV Series

writer: "Lost Boy"

2013

1 episode

 

Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005)

Fantastic Four

5.7

writer: "Waiting (Save Your Life)"

2005