"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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"Lonely" is a song by Australian recording artist Casey Donovan. The song was released on 19 May 2017. [1]
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]
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]
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]
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA) [9] | 48 |
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) [10] | 20 |
Australian Independent Singles (AIR) [11] | 2 |
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