Alone (Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj song)

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"Alone"
Kim Petras - Alone.png
Single by Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj
from the album Feed the Beast
Released21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kim Petras singles chronology
"Brrr"
(2023)		"Alone"
(2023)		"Stars Are Blind (Paris' Version)"
(2023)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Red Ruby Da Sleeze"
(2023)		"Alone"
(2023)		"Pound Town 2"
(2023)

Certifications

Certifications for "Alone"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [44] Gold40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [45] Gold25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Alone"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various21 April 2023Single
 [3]
25 April 2023Single EP [20]
27 April 2023Sped Up + Slowed [21]
24 May 2023Remix album [22]
16 June 2023James Hype remix [23]
22 June 2023Major Lazer remix [24]

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