Loneliness (song)
{{Short description|2002 single by Tomcraft}}
{{For|the Westlife song|Coast to Coast (Westlife album)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Loneliness
| cover = Loneliness (song cover).png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tomcraft
| album =
| released = {{start date|2002|9|12|df=y}}
| recorded = August 2002
| studio = Elektroraum (Berlin, Germany)
| genre =
- Techno{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/should-have-been-bigger-11-big-songs-that-have-missed-the-top-40-this-year__10211/|title=11 big songs that have missed the Top 40 this year|date=1 August 2015|website=Official Charts Company|quote=In this '60s-style track, Will even managed to weave in a bit of a techno song in the chorus – Tomcraft's Number 1 banger Loneliness. Now, you weren't expecting that were you?|access-date=15 April 2019}}
- trance{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue699.pdf|title=The ARIA Report – Chartifacts!|publisher=ARIA|page=2|date=14 July 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue699.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2003|access-date=22 August 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| length = 2:44
| label = Kosmo
| writer =
Edmund Clement
- Eniac
| producer =
- Eniac
- Tomcraft
| prev_title = Bang Bang
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Brainwashed (Call You)
| next_year = 2003
}}
"Loneliness" is a song by German disc jockey Tomcraft (Thomas Bruckner). It was written by Ivan Matias, Andrea Martin, Tomcraft and Eniac and produced by the latter two. The song is based on an excerpt of Martin's 1999 single "Share the Love".{{cite web|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/2003/week-ending-may-10th-2003|title=Week Ending May 10th 2003|last=Masterton|first=James|author-link=James Masterton|publisher=Chart Watch UK|date=4 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2021}} "Loneliness" was released as a single in September 2002 in Germany and in April 2003 in the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number 10 on the German Singles Chart and topped the UK Singles Chart.
British singer-songwriter Will Young sampled the song for his 2015 single "Love Revolution".{{cite news|url=https://chartshaker.com/2015/03/28/will-young-samples-tomcrafts-chart-topping-loneliness-on-his-new-single-love-revolution/|title=Will Young samples Tomcraft's chart-topping Loneliness on his new single Love Revolution|date=28 March 2015|publisher=Chart Shaker|access-date=28 December 2016}}
Track listings
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German maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Loneliness|others=Tomcraft|year=2002|type=German maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Kosmo Records|id=019 453 2}}
- "Loneliness" (radio cut) – 3:47
- "Loneliness" (video cut) – 3:53
- "Loneliness" (klub cut) – 7:50
- "Schwabing 7. Phase (Where Are You Now)" – 4:25
German 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Loneliness|others=Tomcraft|year=2002|type=German 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Kosmo Records|id=KOS 2042}}
:A. "Loneliness" (Klub mix) – 7:50
:B. "Loneliness" (MUC remix) – 5:51
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UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Loneliness|others=Tomcraft|year=2003|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Data Records, Ministry of Sound, Kosmo Records|id=DATA52CDS}}
- "Loneliness" (radio edit)
- "Loneliness" (Benny Benassi remix)
- "Loneliness" (MUC remix)
- "Loneliness" (CD ROM video)
- "Loneliness" (radio edit)
- "Loneliness" (Cheekyness remix)
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Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the German maxi-CD single liner notes.
Studio
- Recorded in August 2002 at Elektroraum (Berlin, Germany)
Personnel
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- Andrea Martin – writing
- Ivan Matias – writing
- Edmund Clement – writing
- Eniac – writing, production
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- Tomcraft – production
- Robin Felder – vocal production
- Factor Product Designagentur – artwork
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (2002–2003) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Australiapandora|54|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue699.pdf|urltitle=Issue 699|rowheader=true|access-date=23 September 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Australian Club Chart (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue682.pdf|title=The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Chart – Week Commencing 17th March 2003|publisher=ARIA|page=15|date=17 March 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030407-0000/Issue682.pdf|archive-date=6 April 2003|access-date=22 August 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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| {{single chart|Australiadance|4|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue699.pdf|urltitle=Issue 699|rowheader=true|access-date=23 September 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|43|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2009}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|23|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2009}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders Dance|2|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=23 September 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-05-17.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=21|issue=21|page=6|date=17 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2020}}
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| {{single chart|Finland|13|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2013}} |
| {{single chart|France|73|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2009}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|10|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|songid=7574|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2013}} |
| scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm|title=Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 27/05 – 03/06|publisher=IFPI|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605080105/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm|archive-date=5 June 2003|access-date=29 June 2020}} See Best column.
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| {{single chart|Hungarydance|13|year=2003|week=37|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|9|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2019}} |
| scope="row"|Ireland Dance (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2003&year=2003&week=18|title=Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 1 May 2003|publisher=GfK Chart-Track|access-date=11 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
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| {{single chart|Dutch40|20|year=2003|week=6|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|25|artist=Tomcraft|song=Loneliness|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2009}} |
| scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10080.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 29, saptamina 28.07–3.08, 2003|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218234421/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10080.html|archive-date=18 February 2005|access-date=13 May 2020}}
|58 |
| {{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20030510|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2018}} |
| {{single chart|UK|1|date=20030510|rowheader=true|access-date=28 December 2013}} |
| {{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20030510|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2016}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|artist=Tomcraft|title=Loneliness|award=Silver|type=single|accessdate=January 20, 2024|id=19633-6625-1}}
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