Lonely Lullaby

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"Lonely Lullaby"
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Single by Owl City
from the album All Things Bright and Beautiful
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
Recorded2010–11
Genre Pop, emo pop
Length4:30
Label Universal Republic
Songwriter(s) Adam Young
Producer(s) Adam Young
Owl City singles chronology
"Galaxies"
(2011)
"Lonely Lullaby"
(2011)
"Angels"
(2011)

"Lonely Lullaby" is a song by American electronica project Owl City from his third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful (2011). Originally released as a fan club exclusive in March 2011, [1] the song is not included on the album itself. [2] It was released digitally on July 19, 2011 through Universal Republic Records as the third single from All Things Bright and Beautiful. [3]

Contents

Background

The song is a tribute to Annmarie Monson, an ex-girlfriend of Young's, who he describes as the "most wonderful, beautiful woman" he knew. [4] He stated that the track was a lot more "personal" to him. [5]

"A lot of my songs are written purely from the imagination and some have no representation of my personal life, but 'Lonely Lullaby' was the first song I wrote almost entirely about something as personal as a romantic relationship... The song is, in fact, so personal, it almost hurts to listen to it now that such a perfect relationship has come to an end. I wasn't sure if I had something as 'genuine and pure' inside of me but the song basically wrote itself and I'm proud of it. [5]

Composition

"Lonely Lullaby" is a melancholy-influenced piano ballad [4] written and produced by Adam Young of Owl City. According to the digital sheet music published by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song was originally composed in the key of F major and set in common time to a "flowing" tempo of 67, slowing down to 57,5 BPM at the end. [6] "Lonely Lullaby" follows a chord progression of C – Gm – F – C – B – F and Young's vocals span from a low note of C4 to a high note of B5. [6]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Lonely Lullaby"4:30

Charts

Chart performance for "Lonely Lullaby"
Chart (2011)Peak
position
South Korea (GAON) (International Chart) [7] 136
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [8] 12
US Pop Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 41

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