"Lonely" is a song by Australian recording artist Casey Donovan. The song was released on 19 May 2017.[1]
| "Lonely" | ||||
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| Single by Casey Donovan | ||||
| from the album Off the Grid & Somewhere in Between | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Casey Donovan | |||
| Casey Donovan singles chronology | ||||
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Donovan told Luke Dennehy of The Herald Sun the song comes from a deep, personal place. "It's basically my heart breaking on a song, the inspiration is love. Everyone is either happy in love, lost in love, or sad in love. One day when I do fall in love, I will have my ultimate love song." She added: "It's an expression of my life, and what I was feeling at the time of writing it."[2]
Donovan performed "Lonely" on The Morning Show on 18 May 2017[3] and on 3AW on 19 May 2017 with Denis Walter.[4]
Background and release edit
In 2016, Donovan played Killer Queen in the Australian production of We Will Rock You. Between January and March 2017, Donovan was a contestant on the third season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which she later won. On 23 April 2017, Donovan performed an acoustic version of David Bowie's "Heroes" at the 2017 Logie Awards, which received a standing ovation.[5][6]
Donovan told auspOp: "It has been 10 years since I released my first independent EP Eye 2 Eye and I am so excited to be able to share this with the Australian public. I can't wait for people to hear what I've been working on in the studio. It has been a long while coming. After finishing up with We Will Rock You late last year it dawned upon me that I really wanted to get back into writing my own music and I really wanted to make that my main focus."[7]
Reception edit
Sounds of Oz said: "This is music in its purest form, with its heart its sleeve and vocals and lyrics that don't hide behind too much studio wizardry. It tells the story of a girl who desperately wants to be loved, yet fears she’ll always be lonely." They also added: "Casey, it's wonderful to have you back."[8]
Track listing edit
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- "Lonely" – 4:06
Charts edit
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA)[9] | 48 |
| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[10] | 20 |
| Australian Independent Singles (AIR)[11] | 2 |
References edit
- ^ "Lonely - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Casey Donovan opens up in new song, Lonely, her first new track in years". Herald Sun. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive: Casey Donovan performs 'Lonely'". 18 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Casey Donovan performs her new single 'Lonely' for Denis Walter". YouTube. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Casey Donovan Logies". Mama Mia. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Casey Donovan drives Uber to fund new EP Lonely". ABC. May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "CASEY DONOVAN TO DROP LONELY". auspOp. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Sounds of Oz: Casey Donovan Back With "Lonely"". Sounds of Oz. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Report issue 1422" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Report issue 1422" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Independent Label singles Chart wc 29 May 2017". www.air.org.au. Retrieved 7 July 2017.