“Lonely” is Justin Bieber’s second single (the first one being “Holy”) following the release of his 2020 studio album Changes.
On the song, Justin teams up with celebrated producers benny blanco and FINNEAS and describes how becoming an international superstar at such a young age affected him (he w...
[Verse 1]
Everybody knows my name now
But somethin' 'bout it still feels strange
Like lookin' in a mirror, tryna steady yourself
And seein' somebody else
And everything is not the same now
It feels like all our lives have changed
Maybe when I'm older, it'll all calm down
But it's killin' me now
[Chorus]
What if you had it all
But nobody to call?
Maybe then you'd know me
'Cause I've had everything
But no one's listening
And that's just fuckin' lonely
[Post-Chorus]
I'm so lo-o-o-onely
Lo-o-o-onely
[Verse 2]
Everybody knows my past now
Like my house was always made of glass
And maybe that's the price you pay
For the money and fame at an early age
And everybody saw me sick
And it felt like no one gave a shit
They criticized the things I did as an idiot kid
[Chorus]
What if you had it all
But nobody to call?
Maybe then you'd know me
'Cause I've had everything
But no one's listening
And that's just fuckin' lonely
[Post-Chorus]
I'm so lo-o-o-onely
Lo-o-o-onely
I'm so lo-o-o-onely
Lo-o-o-onely
Lonely was written by Justin Bieber & benny blanco & FINNEAS.
Lonely was produced by benny blanco & FINNEAS.
Justin-bieber-and-benny-blanco released Lonely on Fri Oct 16 2020.
On October 9, 2020, benny blanco released a video on Twitter, teasing the collaboration. The song was teased in the video, changing the background music to Justin Bieber’s voice instead of the original song in the comedic show, Dave, the comedy show that was created by their friend and fellow rapper...
This marks their first collaboration as two credited artists. However, benny has produced a few hit songs for Justin.
They first collaborated on Justin’s January 2010 hit song, “Somebody to Love.” They then reunited on Justin and Sean Kingston’s March 2010 hit song, “Eenie Meenie.” Five years later...
Yes, Justin Bieber and benny blanco performed the song on Saturday Night Live episode dated October 17, 2020:
Lonely is out now w @itsbennyblanco.
To be honest the song is hard for me to listen to considering how tough it was to get through some of these chapters. I believe it is powerful to express vulnerability and that’s why I believe this song is so powerful.
—Justin Bieber via Twitter
when we first w...
In an interview with Spin Magazine, Finneas revealed:
It was awesome. Benny and Justin have done a couple things together, my favorite of which was “Love Yourself,” and Benny and I have been friends for a long time. So he was like, “Hey, Justin’s team is looking for ideas for the next body of work....
“Lonely” was certified platinum by the RIAA on February 9, 2021.