Only Lonely

Not to be confused with the song Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison.

For the Hootie & the Blowfish song of the same name, see Only Lonely (Hootie & the Blowfish song).

"Only Lonely"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album 7800° Fahrenheit
Released	April 1985
Format	12"
Recorded	The Warehouse, Philadelphia
Genre	Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal
Length	5:02
Label	Polygram
Writer(s)	Jon Bon Jovi David Bryan
Producer	Lance Quinn
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Burning for Love" (1984) "Only Lonely" (1985) "In and Out of Love" (1985)

"Only Lonely" is a single from American Rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, 7800° Fahrenheit.

Debuting on the Hot 100 on April 20, 1985, it peaked at #54 and remained on the charts for eight weeks. The song fared better on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at #28 in May^[1]. In the UK, it reached #24.

"Only Lonely" was played in the 1987 drama film Light of Day starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean.

Only Lonely was performed as a part of the encore in Bon Jovi's March 24th, 2010 Circle Tour concert in Philadelphia.

Track listing

European 7" Single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Only Lonely"	Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan	3:58
2.	"Always Run to You"	Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora	5:00
Total length:			8:58

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	24
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	28
Billboard Hot 100	54

References

1. ^ "Allmusic (Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard singles". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3734/charts-awards/billboard-singles.