So Lonely (The Superjesus song)

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"So Lonely"
So Lonely by The Superjesus.jpg
Single by The Superjesus
from the album Rock Music
Released9 February 2004
Genre Rock music
Label EastWest Records, Warner Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
The Superjesus singles chronology
"Over and Out"
(2003)
"So Lonely"
(2004)
"The Setting Sun"
(2015)

"So Lonely" is a rock song performed by Australian band The Superjesus. The song was released in February 2004 as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, Rock Music (2003). The song peaked at number 45 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It was the band's final release before they split with Warner Music Australia and pursued solo careers in June 2004.

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Reception

Ronan Kellaghan, The ARIA Report's "Chartifacts!" writer, described "So Lonely" as, "an acoustic track lacking the edgy guitar of previous Superjesus material." [1]

Track listing

CD Single (5046717072)

  1. "So Lonely" (Paul Berryman, Tim Henwood, Sarah McLeod, Stuart Rudd, Chris Tennent) [2]
  2. "Life Like Before" (McLeod, Berryman, Rudd, Henwood)
  3. "Deeper Water" (McLeod, Berryman, Rudd, Henwood)

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 45

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References

  1. Kellaghan, Ronan (16 February 2004). "Week Commencing ~ 16th February 2004 ~ Issue #729" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (729): 2–3, 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "'So Lonely' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 25 April 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  3. "Australian-charts.com – The Superjesus – So Lonely". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 April 2018.