| "Only the Lonely" | ||||
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| Single by The Motels | ||||
| from the album All Four One | ||||
| B-side | "Change My Mind" | |||
| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martha Davis | |||
| Producer(s) | Val Garay | |||
| The Motels singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Only the Lonely" on YouTube | ||||
"Only the Lonely" is a song by American new wave band The Motels. It was released in 1982 as the first single from their third studio album All Four One. Propelled by a popular music video, it debuted at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 24, 1982. It would ultimately climb to number 9 on July 17 of that year where it spent four weeks in that position. On the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, it performed slightly better, peaking at number 8 for two weeks. The song is included in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in the fictional power ballad radio station Emotion 98.3.