"Lonely If You Are" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chase Rice. It is the lead single to his fourth studio album The Album. Rice wrote the song with Lindsay Rimes and Hunter Phelps, and co-produced it with Chris DeStefano.

"Lonely If You Are"
Single by Chase Rice
from the album The Album
ReleasedJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)
GenreCountry pop
Length2:55
LabelDack Janiels / Broken Bow
Songwriter(s)
  • Chase Rice
  • Lindsay Rimes
  • Hunter Phelps
Producer(s)
Chase Rice singles chronology
"Eyes on You"
(2018)
"Lonely If You Are"
(2019)
"Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen."
(2020)
Music videos
"Lonely If You Are" on YouTube
"Lonely If You Are (Lyric Video)" on YouTube

Content and history

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Rice released the single in mid-2019. He wrote the song with Lindsay Rimes and Hunter Phelps. Featuring mainly acoustic guitar as the accompaniment, the song is described by Rice as "telling this special girl that even though we might not officially be together right now, 'go ahead, have a good time with your friends...but when that all fades away, give me a call. I’ll be there.'"[1]

Rice promoted the song on an episode of The Bachelor on January 27, 2020. In the episode, Victoria Fuller attends a concert performed by Rice, whom she had previously dated. At the time of the episode, Rice was unaware that she would be in it. This episode led to a rumor that Rice wrote the song about Fuller, which he denied.[2] Reid Long directed the music video, which was filmed at 20 Monroe Live, a music venue in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In it, several children portray the roles of Rice, his band, and his fans.[3]

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 91
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] 12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 19

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 99
Chart (2020) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 60

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Jim Casey (June 7, 2019). "Chase Rice Drops Friendly New Single, "Lonely If You Are" [Listen]". The Country Daily. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan Reichard (February 6, 2020). "Chase Rice Says He Didn't Write a Song About Victoria Fuller". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Gary Graff (February 5, 2020). "Chase Rice Talks Surprise Album, Debuts Adorable New Video For 'Lonely If You Are': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chase Rice Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Chase Rice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Chase Rice Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Chase Rice Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Chase Rice – Lonely If You Are". Music Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Chase Rice – Lonely If You Are". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.