Only Lonely
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Not to be confused with the song Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison.
For the Hootie & the Blowfish song of the same name, see Only Lonely (Hootie & the Blowfish song).
| "Only Lonely" | ||||
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| Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
| from the album 7800° Fahrenheit | ||||
| Released | April 1985 | |||
| Format | 12" | |||
| Recorded | The Warehouse, Philadelphia | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:02 | |||
| Label | Polygram | |||
| Writer(s) | Jon Bon Jovi David Bryan |
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| Producer | Lance Quinn | |||
| Bon Jovi singles chronology | ||||
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"Only Lonely" is a single from American Rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, 7800° Fahrenheit.
Debuting on the Hot 100 on April 20, 1985, it peaked at #54 and remained on the charts for eight weeks. The song fared better on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at #28 in May[1]. In the UK, it reached #24.
"Only Lonely" was played in the 1987 drama film Light of Day starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean.
Only Lonely was performed as a part of the encore in Bon Jovi's March 24th, 2010 Circle Tour concert in Philadelphia.
[edit] Track listing
| European 7" Single | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Only Lonely" | Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan | 3:58 | ||||||
| 2. | "Always Run to You" | Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | 5:00 | ||||||
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Total length:
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8:58 | ||||||||
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 24 |
| Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 54 |
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