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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Faze Alone
| Cover =
|Img_size = 90|
| Artist = [[Faze]]
| from Album = '''''[[Faze Alone]] '''''
| Released = 2004
| Format = [[CD single]] <br>
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[R&B]]
| Length = 4:24
| Label = Westside Music
| Writer = [[Faze]]
| This single = "Faze Alone" <br> (2004)
| Next single = "[[Angel Gabriella]]" <br> (2004)
| Other single = "[[Miss U]]" <br> (2004)
}}

'''Faze Alone''' is the debut single from debut album of [[Faze]] in [[Nigeria|Nigeria]]. The song is the eighth track on the CD while the remix is the thirteenth track. They were both performed and written by [[Faze]].

==Reception and Acclaim==
The single was Faze's biggest hit in the year 2004 and it brought him to fame in [[Nigeria|Nigeria]], peaking inside most top ten's at number one and mostly bringing to light the main reason for the disbanding of the Plantashun Boiz at the time.
Faze Alone earned Faze a lot of awards and nominations including Best Vocal of the Year at the Hip-Hop World Awards were he won.
The song has been noted by a number of underground artistes as an inspiration for them to further their careers.

==Music video==
The Video features a number of people watching faze while his performs a gig in their presence. [[Ruggedman]] was on cameo on the video. While the Remix of the single features only Faze playing instruments and performing the song all alone with no assistance.

==Lyrics==
The lyrics is so inspiring and taught provoking that it touches a number of aspects of life like trust and reliance on human beings and the aftermath of such acts.
''''Obu onye ma mmadu ga a gbu mmadu'''' meaning it is someone who knows the other very well that will destroy or kill him. This slams on truth.

''''Said You go make am on your own na lie dem dey lie'''' denotes the aspect of life were people try to make you think you can't succeed.

''''See a lot of things happen in life that tends to bring you down but my brother men believe in yourself and believe in God'''' deals on problems that accompany our day to day lives and the need to lean on God to solve these problems.

''''Nothing stays the same na as you lay your bed na so you go lie on top am'''' warns on as way of life and its consequences.

''''If you believe you will achieve it. Stand on your feet and say to no no no''''speaks on determination.

==Legacy==
'''Faze Alone''' still noted as Faze's memorable song ever have generally being heralded as one of the most heart stricken, inspirationary and motivational classic song by any Nigerian ever. This can be noticed as some media homes as well as music audience; fans alike refer to him as Faze Alone instead of his actual stage name 'Faze'. The song also introduced Faze vocal high vocal notes(likened to those of international acts like Mariah Carey) with had led to a number of artistes such Mekoyo tryin' to make use of high vocal notes. Faze is still known to have hit the highest vocal note by any Nigerian contemporary superstar till date.

==Chart==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart<br /> name
!align="left"|Peak<br />Position
|-
|align="left"|Ray Power FM top 10
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Cosmo FM Top 20
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Cool FM Top 10
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Rhythm FM Top 10
|align="center"|1
|}

Revision as of 20:56, 24 February 2009