Lonely (Nana song)

"Lonely"
Single by Nana
from the album Nana
Released	7 March 1997
Length	3:54
Label	Dance Pool
Songwriter(s)	Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura, Nana
Producer(s)	Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura
Nana singles chronology
"Darkman" (1996) "Lonely" (1997) "Let It Rain" (1997)

"Lonely" is a song recorded by the German rapper Nana. It was released in March 1997 as the second single from his debut album, Nana. The song reached number one in Germany, Switzerland and Romania. It also reached the top five in Austria, Denmark, and Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Lonely" peaked at number 7. The chorus was sung by Aleksandra Jovanovic, Alexandra Prince and Jan van der Toorn.

Music video

The music video was directed by Patric Ullaeus and premiered in April 1997. ^[1]

Track listing

CD maxi-single (Europe, 1997)

1. "Lonely" (Radio Mix) - 3:51
2. "Lonely" (Extended Mix) - 6:21
3. "Lonely" (Club Remix) - 5:17

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 2 Denmark (IFPI) [3] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [4] 7 Germany (GfK) [5] 1 Norway (VG-lista) [6] 3 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [7] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 38 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] 52 Germany (Media Control) [11] 7 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [7] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [13]	Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Nana: Lonely (1997) - IMDb Internet Movie Database
2. "Nana – Lonely" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Top National Sellers - Denmark" (PDF). American Radio History. Music & Media. p. 13. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
4. "Top National Sellers - Denmark" (PDF). American Radio History. Music & Media. p. 15. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
5. "Nana – Lonely" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
6. "Nana – Lonely". VG-lista.
7. "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997". Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 September 2005.
8. "Nana – Lonely". Swiss Singles Chart.
9. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
10. "1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
11. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
12. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nana; 'Lonely')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 3 December 2018.