Home Alone (song)

{{Short description|1998 single by R. Kelly}}

{{For|other, similarly-titled songs|Home Alone (disambiguation)#Music}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Home Alone

| cover = Rkellyhomealone.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = R. Kelly featuring Keith Murray

| album = R.

| released = {{Start date|1998|8|30}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=59}} (album version)
4:17 (radio edit)

| label = Jive

| writer = {{flatlist|

}}

| producer = G-One, DJ Quik

| chronology = R. Kelly

| prev_title = Half on a Baby

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = I'm Your Angel

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Keith Murray

| type = singles

| prev_title = The Rhyme

| prev_year = 1996

| title = Home Alone

| year = 1998

| next_title = Incredible

| next_year = 1998

}}

}}

"Home Alone" is a single by American musician R. Kelly,{{cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1004910&style=music|title=R Kelly - R CD Album|website=Cduniverse.com|access-date=April 22, 2019}} released from his third solo studio album, R. The song features rapper Keith Murray and uncredited vocals from Kelly Price. It was also produced by G-One & DJ Quik. "Home Alone" was the fifth single from the album and charted at number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its chart success was better abroad, reaching the top 40 in Canada, France and the United Kingdom. In Canada it topped the RPM Dance Chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Hype Williams and was shot at the mansion R.Kelly owned at that time.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222031224/http://www.mtv.com/music/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 1996|title=Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV|website=Mtv.com|access-date=April 22, 2019}}

Live performance

Kelly often raps Keith Murray's part at his concerts.

Charts

= Weekly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Weekly chart performance for "Home Alone"

!Chart (1998–1999)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2068-No.%2019-March%201,%201999.pdf|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 1, 1999|magazine=RPM|volume=68|issue=19|page=2|date=March 1, 1999|access-date=January 3, 2020}}

|15

{{singlechart|Canadadance|1|chartid=7478|rowheader=true|access-date=January 3, 2020}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-11-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=47|page=16|date=November 21, 1998|access-date=June 10, 2020}}

|71

{{singlechart|France|39|artist=R. Kelly|song=Home Alone|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Germany|82|artist=R. Kelly feat. Keith Murray|song=Home Alone|songid=15563|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-50|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 50, 1998|lang=dutch| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 19, 2023}}

|13

{{singlechart|Dutch100|70|artist=R. Kelly feat. Keith Murray|song=Home Alone|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|43|artist=R. Kelly feat. Keith Murray|song=Home Alone|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Scotland|51|date=19981114|rowheader=true|access-date=January 3, 2020}}
{{singlechart|Sweden|60|artist=R. Kelly feat. Keith Murray|song=Home Alone|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|UK|17|date=19981114|rowheader=true|access-date=January 3, 2020}}
{{singlechart|UKdance|5|date=19981114|rowheader=true|access-date=January 3, 2020}}
{{singlechart|UKrandb|5|date=19981114|rowheader=true|access-date=January 3, 2020}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|65|artist=R Kelly|song=Home Alone|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|22|artist=R Kelly|song=Home Alone|rowheader=true}}

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for "Home Alone"

!Chart (1999)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9952&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9952.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9952|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=January 3, 2020}}

|97

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9962&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9962.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9962|title=RPM 1999 Top 50 Dance Tracks|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=January 3, 2020}}

|5

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