Owner of a Lonely Heart

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Owner of a Lonely Heart (disambiguation).

"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Single by Yes
from the album 90125
B-side"Our Song"
Released24 October 1983 (1983-10-24)[1]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length
  • 4:27 (album version)
  • 3:50 (single version)
  • 7:05 (extended remix)
LabelAtco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Yes singles chronology
"Into the Lens"
(1980) 		"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
(1983) 		"Leave It"
(1984)
Audio sample
"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Music video
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" on YouTube

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by British progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album, 90125 (1983), and was released on 24 October 1983. Written primarily by guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin, contributions were made to the final version by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, and producer Trevor Horn.

It was a commercial success in the United States, becoming the band's only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and its Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In 1984, the song was ranked No. 8 on the US year-end chart. The single was reissued various times throughout the 1980s and 1990s with different remix versions and B-sides.[7]

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  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (14 April 2023). "The British Are Charting Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1983.3". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
  4. ^ "Yes > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2012. 'Owner of a Lonely Heart', displaying a stripped-down modern dance-rock sound
  5. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (17 September 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" perfectly merging Yes' prog ambitions with Horn's cutting-edge sonics and pop smarts.
  6. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Sarm Studios, London: November 25, 1984". Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.
  7. ^ "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Yes official site. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2006.