Neon (Lonely People)

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"Neon (Lonely People)"
Lena neon single cover.jpg
Single by Lena
from the album Stardust
B-side "Neon (Lonely People) (Beatgees Remix)"
Released22 February 2013 (2013-02-22) (Download)
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) (CD single)
Recorded2013
Genre Pop
Length3:32
Label Universal Music Domestic Pop
Songwriter(s) Lena Meyer-Landrut, Mathew Benbrook, Pauline Taylor
Producer(s) Swen Meyer
Lena singles chronology
"Stardust"
(2012)		"Neon (Lonely People)"
(2013)		"Mr. Arrow Key"
(2013)

"Neon (Lonely People)" is the sixth single by German recording artist Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was released on 15 March 2013. The single version is a faster remix of the version which was previously published on the album Stardust on 12 October 2012.

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Background

"Neon (Lonely People)" was written by Meyer-Landrut in collaboration with the British singer-songwriters Mathew Benbrook and Pauline Taylor who previously worked with Paolo Nutini, Dido, or Faithless. The remix was created in early 2013 by Jochen Naaf, a producer from Cologne, who already created remixes of songs by Klee, Polarkreis 18, and Lady Gaga. [1]

Lena performed this song for the first time unplugged during a promotional event in Munich on 30 July 2012 in front of members of the press. [2] The first television presenting was on breakfast television at the broadcasting station Sat.1 on 12 October 2012. [3] The radio premiere of the single version was on 18 January 2013 and the first live performance in front of a large audience was during the television show Unser Song für Malmö in Hanover on 14 February 2013. [4]

In an interview with Universal, Lena described this song as follows:

I think everybody knows that feeling when you are feeling lonely, even though many people are around you. At night at a club, for example. When the whole world appears so full and yet so empty. But then, on the dancefloor, a certain person crosses your path and suddenly the loneliness is gone. That's the point in "Neon". Everything is good when the music starts. Or something like that. [5]

On 22 February 2013, the digital media stores iTunes and Amazon.de offered a new edition of the Stardust album with the single version of Neon (Lonely People). [6]

Music video

The music video was shot in early February 2013 in the Rathenau-Hallen in Berlin. [7] The director was Bode Brodmüller [8] who also directed Lena's Stardust music video in 2012. Premiere was on 1 March 2013. The video is set in an empty warehouse and is showing Lena in different postures, including dancing, lying, standing, and sitting on a swing. Sometimes she is accompanied by female dancers performing some ballet-like moves. Strip lights which are hanging on the ceiling illustrate the titular neon light from the lyrics. [9]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Neon (Lonely People)" (Single Mix)3:33
2."Neon (Lonely People)" (Beatgees Remix)3:35
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Neon (Lonely People)" (Single Mix)3:32
2."Neon (Lonely People)" (Beatgees Remix)3:36
3."Neon (Lonely People)"3:32
4."Neon (Lonely People)" (Yoad Nevo Remix)3:33
5."Neon (Lonely People)" (Video)3:31

Charts

On 26 March 2013, Neon (Lonely People) made an entry at number 38 in the Media Control singles chart in Germany.

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [10] 38

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References

  1. ↑ Smago! - Das Online-Magazin für deutsche Musik: Lena - Der Titel "Neon (Lonely People)" wird ihre nächste Single! [ permanent dead link ], 19 January 2013 (in German)
  2. ↑ Wellinger, Renzo (31 July 2012). "Lena stellt neue Songs in München vor". Musikmarkt (in German). Musikmarkt.de. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Sat.1 Frühstücksfernsehen: Video: Neon (Lonely People)
  4. ↑ Wellinger, Renzo (14 February 2013). "Eurovision Song Contest: Cascada gewinnt "Unser Song für Malmö"". Musikmarkt (in German). Musikmarkt.de. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Lena verrät selbst Hintergründe zur Entstehung ihrer Songs auf "Stardust" Universal Music, 19 December 2012 (in German)
  6. ↑ Lena hat ihr Album "Stardust" in einer New Edition veröffentlicht Universal Music, 22 February 2012 (in German)
  7. ↑ Facebook announcement by the Rathenau-Hallen
  8. ↑ Entry for Neon (Lonely People) at crew-united
  9. ↑ Merkens, Wolfgang (1 March 2013). "Weg mit dem kleinen Schwarzen – Lena jetzt in "Neon"" (in German). Prinz Blog. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lena – Neon (Lonely People)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
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