The album title is a direct homage to the Led Zeppelin song "Ten Years Gone," while the cover art pays tribute to the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St. . This 21-track collection features remastered versions of the band's biggest hits, spanning their discography from 1994 to 2004.

"Ten Years Gone: The Best of Everclear 1994–2004" is the definitive compilation capturing the decade-long peak of the American alternative rock band Everclear. Released on October 5, 2004, by Capitol Records , the album serves as a curated retrospective of the band’s most influential era, led by frontman Art Alexakis. A Decade of Alternative Anthems

The compilation features the song "Sex With a Movie Star (The Good Witch Gone Bad)," which was previously unreleased on any album, alongside "The New Disease," which originally appeared on a CD single.