I've Been Lonely Too Long

{{short description|1967 song by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati}}

{{Infobox song

| name = I've Been Lonely Too Long

| type = single

| artist = the Young Rascals

| album = Collections

| B-side = If You Knew

| released = {{Start date|1967|1|9}}

| recorded = December 30, 1966

| studio = A&R, New York City

| genre = Blue-eyed soul{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Marsh|title=The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Heart_Of_Rock_Soul.html?id=5t5DYDniSHEC|date=1989|publisher=Plume|isbn=0-452-26305-0|page=531}}

| length = 2:57 (album)

• {{Duration|2:04}} (single)

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati

| producer = The Young Rascals

| prev_title = Come On Up

| prev_year = 1966

| next_title = Groovin'

| next_year = 1967

}}

"I've Been Lonely Too Long" is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and performed by the Young Rascals. Released as a single in 1967, it reached #7 in Canada, while in the U.S. it reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #17 on the Cashbox Top 100 chart, and #33 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.{{cite web|title=The Young Rascals, "I've Been Lonely Too Long" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=I%27ve+Been+Lonely+Too+Long+by+The+Rascals&id=44443|accessdate=March 22, 2019}} It was also featured on their 1967 album Collections, where the title is given as "Lonely Too Long".{{cite web|title=The Young Rascals, Collections|website=Discogs |date=9 January 1967 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Young-Rascals-Collections/release/7841088|accessdate=March 22, 2019}}

The rhythm track is based on The Temptations hit "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", released the previous year (1966).{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

The song was produced by The Young Rascals{{cite web|title=The Young Rascals, "I've Been Lonely Too Long" Single Release|website=Discogs |date=16 January 1967 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Young-Rascals-Ive-Been-Lonely-Too-Long-If-You-Knew/release/5458932|accessdate=March 22, 2019}} and ranked #54 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1967.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1967.php|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1967|accessdate=January 5, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011046/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1967.php|archivedate=January 2, 2014}}