Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)
{{short description|2007 single by Pink}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)
| cover = Pink-LeaveMeAlone.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Pink
| album = I'm Not Dead
| B-side = * "Dear Mr. President"
- "Who Knew"
| released = March 12, 2007
| recorded =
| studio = {{flatlist|
- House of Blues
- Chateau Marmont (Los Angeles)
}}
| venue =
| genre = Power pop
| length = 3:18
| label = LaFace
| writer =
- Pink
- Butch Walker
| producer = Butch Walker
| chronology = Pink
| prev_title = Nobody Knows
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Dear Mr. President
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YoMHTQvLPN8&ob|"Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"}} }}
}}
"Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" is a song recorded by American singer Pink for her fourth studio album I'm Not Dead (2006). It was written by Pink and the song's producer Butch Walker. The song was released as the fifth single from I'm Not Dead in select international countries on March 12, 2007, by LaFace Records, to mixed critical reception. A moderate commercial success, it reached the top five in Australia and New Zealand.
Composition
"Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" was written by Pink and co-written and produced by Butch Walker. It is a power pop song in which she demands some time away from a clinging lover.{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E0DB1330F930A35757C0A9609C8B63 | newspaper=The New York Times | title=Critic's Choice: New CD's | first=Jon | last=Pareles | date=April 3, 2006 | access-date=May 4, 2010}}
Critical reception
The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics. IGN's wrote a mixed to favorable review for the song, stating that "The title should say it all and reveal the ball of confusion that Pink really is. It's one of the most rockin' tunes on the whole album, but it's over-the-top arena pop rock, not ball crunching, barroom rawk."{{cite news|title=P!nk – I'm Not Dead – Music Review at IGN|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/700/700279p1.html|access-date=7 February 2012|newspaper=IGN|date=4 April 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516193020/http://music.ign.com/articles/700/700279p1.html|archivedate=16 May 2008}} Quentin Huff from PopMatters thought that "Pink summons the spirits of the Go-Gos and Tiffany (“I Think We're Alone Now”)" on the track.{{cite news|last=Huff|first=Quentin|title=Pink: I'm Not Dead < PopMatters|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/pink-im-not-dead/|access-date=8 February 2012|newspaper=PopMatters|date=17 May 2006}} Todd Murphs from Stylus Magazine wrote a mixed review, saying that "the ode to schizophrenia, “Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely),” which may rely too much on the chorus, but at little over three minutes, it’s hardly a bother. Especially when she’s dropping f-bombs left and right.{{cite news|title=Pink – I'm Not Dead – Review – Stylus Magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/pink/im-not-dead.htm|access-date=7 February 2012|newspaper=Stylus Magazine}}
Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Chris Willman wrote that "it's a pissy yet affectionate rocker that throws down competing desires for attentiveness and space in a relationship."{{cite news|last=Willman|first=Chris|title=I'm Not Dead Review – Music Review – EW review|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/04/03/im-not-dead/|access-date=8 February 2012|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=6 April 2006}} Barry Walters from Rolling Stone wrote that the song "suggests a mood-swinging Strokes mash-up."{{cite news|last=Walters|first=Barry|title=I'm Not Dead – Album Reviews – Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/im-not-dead-20060404|access-date=8 February 2012|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=4 April 2006}}
Music video
The music video consists of performances from Pink's I'm Not Dead Tour. The video mostly includes shots of performances of "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)", but it also includes clips of performances of songs such as "Stupid Girls", "Fingers", "The One That Got Away" and "U + Ur Hand".
=The Funhouse Freakshow Edition=
During the Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour, alternate videos were shot for "Funhouse," "Please Don't Leave Me" and "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)." The video was directed by Cole Walliser.
Track listing
- Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)|others=Pink|year=2007|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=LaFace Records|id=88697093962}}
- "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" – 3:18
- "Dear Mr. President" (live from Wembley Arena) – 4:49
- "Who Knew" (live from Wembley Arena) – 3:26
- "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" (live from Wembley Arena)
- "Live from Wembley Arena – London, England" (trailer)
Personnel
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2007) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|5|artist=P!nk|song=Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|CIS|43|artist=P!nk|song=Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)|rowheader=true|songid=7607|access-date=August 11, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=P!nk|song=Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2011}} |
| scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html/|title=Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 18/2007 (14 Mai – 20 Mai 2007)|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516154749/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html|archive-date=May 16, 2007|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
|44 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Slovakia|11|year=2007|week=33|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|34|date=20070331|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (2007) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2007/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2007|publisher=ARIA|access-date=January 8, 2021}}
|35 |
|---|
| scope="row"|CIS (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/yearly/2007-01-01/all/all|title=CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2007)|publisher=TopHit|access-date=August 11, 2019}}
|166 |
| scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2007-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2007|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=January 8, 2021}}
|24 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2007|certyear=2023|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2007|relmonth=4|certyear=2008|certmonth=10|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=63|title=Latest Gold / Platinum Singles – RadioScope New Zealand|publisher=Radioscope|date=October 5, 2008|access-date=20 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195729/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=63|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}|access-date=January 8, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Pink|title=Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)|award=Silver|relyear=2006|certyear=2021|id=17453-550-1|access-date=August 27, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
References
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{{Pink singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Pink (singer)
Category:Songs written by Butch Walker
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:LaFace Records singles