Only Lonely
1985 single by Bon Jovi
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::summary 1985 single by Bon Jovi ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Only Lonely |
| cover | Only lonely bon jovi US single.png |
| alt | cover art |
| caption | Artwork for the retail US single |
| type | single |
| artist | Bon Jovi |
| album | |
| B-side | Always Run To You |
| released | April 8, 1985 |
| studio | The Warehouse (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| genre | |
| length | 5:02 (album version) |
| 3:58 (edited version) | |
| label | PolyGram |
| writer | |
| producer | Lance Quinn |
| prev_title | Burning for Love |
| prev_year | 1984 |
| next_title | In and Out of Love |
| next_year | 1985 |
| misc | |
| :: |
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| name = Only Lonely | cover = Only lonely bon jovi US single.png | alt = cover art | caption = Artwork for the retail US single | type = single | artist = Bon Jovi | album = | B-side = Always Run To You | released = April 8, 1985 | recorded = | studio = The Warehouse (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | venue = | genre = | length = 5:02 (album version) 3:58 (edited version) | label = PolyGram | writer = | producer = Lance Quinn | prev_title = Burning for Love | prev_year = 1984 | next_title = In and Out of Love | next_year = 1985 | misc =
"Only Lonely" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, ** (1985).
Reception
Cash Box called it "a more textured and more melodic effort than the band's past material."
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.
Background
"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 24, 2010 Circle Tour concert in Philadelphia.
Track listing
|headline = European 7" Single |total_length = 8:58 |title1 = Only Lonely |writer1 = Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan |length1 = 3:58 |title2 = Always Run to You |writer2 = Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora |length2 = 5:00
|titleB1 = Always Run to You
Chart performance
::data[format=table] | Chart (1985) | Peak position | US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) | |---|---|---| | 28 | | | ::
References
References
- "FMBQ - March 29, 1985".
- (April 20, 1985). "Single Releases".
- (September 2025). "Chart Search Results - Chart Search Results - Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1985-05-18 }}{{dead link". [[Billboard.biz]].
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