| "The Lonely" | |
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| Promotional single by Christina Perri | |
| from the album Lovestrong | |
| Released | March 29, 2011 |
| Genre | Pop, soul |
| Length | 3:52 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | Christina Perri, David Hodges |
"The Lonely" is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. The song was first released to iTunes on March 29, 2011, the same day that its accompanying lyric video premiered on Teen Vogue.[1][2] The video was uploaded onto her official YouTube account the following day.[3] The song is included on Perri's debut album, Lovestrong. It was released as the first promotional single of the album.
The song draws inspiration from Perri's life, written about a relationship she had with the emotion of being lonely. Many critics found themselves divided over the song. Most of them positively reviewed the song's chilling tone and powerful lyrics, but many noted that "The Lonely" didn't compare to Perri's lead single, "Jar of Hearts".
- ^ Belz, Leigh (2011-03-29). "Premiere: Watch Christina Perri's "The Lonely" Lyric Video!". teenvogue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05.
- ^ Perri, Christina (2011-03-29). "pre-order lovestrong. today + "the lonely" official lyric video on teenvogue.com!". Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Perri, Christina (2011-03-30). "watch "the lonely" official lyric video". Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-05-04.