| "How to Be Lonely" | ||||
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| Single by Rita Ora | ||||
| Released | 13 March 2020 | |||
| Genre | Pop [1] | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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"How to Be Lonely" is a song by British singer Rita Ora, released as a single through Atlantic Records UK on 13 March 2020.
"How to Be Lonely" is a mid-tempo ballad that deals with themes about "battling insecurity". [3] [4]
Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the song is a "nice way to kick off an era" that "does showcase the 'Anywhere' singer's powerful pipes and growth as an artist". [3] Rob Copsey of the Official Charts Company wrote that the song features "opening guitar strums[,] Coldplay-sized chantalong chorus [and] catchy finger snaps, punchy electronic beats and some killer adlibs", concluding that Ora's "take on ugly crying powerhouse pop is masterfully done". [1]
In the music video, directed by Dave Meyers, Ora is in an empty room alone and then alone with a lot of people. [5] An arrow hits her. [6] In the next scene, she is walking in a room filled with eggshells. Then, she is dancing with a skeleton and a bear hugs her. After that, she falls into the sky. [7] Then she smashes a wall with a baseball bat. [8] A UFO lands. [9]
Ora performed the song live at BBC's Sport Relief 2020 telethon on 13 March. [10]
Digital download / streaming [11]
Digital download / streaming - Live from London [11]
Digital download / streaming - MÖWE Remix [11]
Digital download / streaming - aboutagirl Remix [11]
| Digital download / streaming - LARI LUKE Remix [11]
Digital download / streaming - Sam Feldt Remix [11]
Digital download / streaming - Bomba Estéreo Remix Remix [11]
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Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]
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| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australia Airplay (Radiomonitor) [13] | 32 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [14] | 4 |
| Croatia (HRT) [15] | 17 |
| France (SNEP Sales Chart) [16] | 142 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [17] | 96 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [18] | 40 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [19] | 19 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [20] | 33 |
| Scotland (OCC) [21] | 8 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [22] | 57 |
| Country | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 13 March 2020 | Original single | [a] | [11] | |
| 10 April 2020 | Live from London | ||||
| 17 April 2020 | MÖWE Remix | ||||
| 24 April 2020 | aboutagirl Remix | ||||
| LARI LUKE Remix | |||||
| Sam Feldt Remix | |||||
| 1 May 2020 | Bomba Estéreo Remix Remix |
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