Lonely (Casey Donovan song)

"Lonely"
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
"Last Regret" (2010) "Lonely" (2017) "The Villain" (2017)

"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]

Background and release

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]

Reception

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]

Track listing

1. "Lonely" – 4:06

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA) [9]	48
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) [10]	20
Australian Independent Singles (AIR) [11]	2

References

1. "Lonely - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. "Casey Donovan opens up in new song, Lonely, her first new track in years". Herald Sun. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
3. "Exclusive: Casey Donovan performs 'Lonely'". 18 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
4. "Casey Donovan performs her new single 'Lonely' for Denis Walter". YouTube. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
5. "Casey Donovan Logies". Mama Mia. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
6. "Casey Donovan drives Uber to fund new EP Lonely". ABC. May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
7. "CASEY DONOVAN TO DROP LONELY". auspOp. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
8. "Sounds of Oz: Casey Donovan Back With "Lonely"". Sounds of Oz. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
9. "ARIA Report issue 1422" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
10. "ARIA Report issue 1422" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
11. "Independent Label singles Chart wc 29 May 2017". www.air.org.au. Retrieved 7 July 2017.