Lonely Lullaby
{{Infobox song
| name = Lonely Lullaby
| cover = LonelyLullaby.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Owl City
| album = All Things Bright and Beautiful
| released = {{start date|2011|07|19}}
| recorded = 2010–11
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|
| Pop
| emo pop}}
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=30}}
| label = Universal Republic
| writer = Adam Young
| producer = Adam Young
| prev_title = Galaxies
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Angels
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Lonely Lullaby" is a song by American electronica project Owl City from his third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful (2011). Originally released as a fan club exclusive in March 2011,{{cite web|last1=Burklin|first1=Mary|title=#7 - Even Musicians Need Help Sometimes|url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=544|website=New Release Today|publisher=NRT Media|accessdate=February 26, 2017}} the song is not included on the album itself.{{cite web|title=All Things Bright and Beautiful - Owl City {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-things-bright-and-beautiful-mw0002119263|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=February 26, 2017}} It was released digitally on July 19, 2011 through Universal Republic Records as the third single from All Things Bright and Beautiful.{{cite web|title=Lonely Lullaby - Owl City {{!}} Release Info|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/lonely-lullaby-mr0003433432|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=February 26, 2017}}
Background
The song is a tribute to Annmarie Monson, an ex-girlfriend of Young's, who he describes as the "most wonderful, beautiful woman" he knew.{{cite web|last1=Sohail|first1=Sabina|title=Interview: Owl City's Adam Young on Album, Collab with Lights and Relationships|url=http://www.andpop.com/2011/07/17/interview-owl-citys-adam-young-on-album-collab-with-lights-and-relationships/|publisher=AndPOP|accessdate=February 26, 2017|date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204201044/http://www.andpop.com/2011/07/17/interview-owl-citys-adam-young-on-album-collab-with-lights-and-relationships/|archive-date=February 4, 2015|url-status=dead}} He stated that the track was a lot more "personal" to him.{{cite web|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52183309&itype=CMSID|title=Owl City at In The Venue tonight, not Orem; read interview|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=David Burger|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=January 28, 2023}}
{{quote|"A lot of my songs are written purely from the imagination and some have no representation of my personal life, but 'Lonely Lullaby' was the first song I wrote almost entirely about something as personal as a romantic relationship... The song is, in fact, so personal, it almost hurts to listen to it now that such a perfect relationship has come to an end. I wasn't sure if I had something as 'genuine and pure' inside of me but the song basically wrote itself and I'm proud of it.}}
Composition
"Lonely Lullaby" is a melancholy-influenced piano ballad written and produced by Adam Young of Owl City. According to the digital sheet music published by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song was originally composed in the key of F{{sharp}} major and set in common time to a "flowing" tempo of 67, slowing down to 57,5 BPM at the end.{{cite web|title=Owl City "Lonely Lullaby" Sheet Music in F{{sharp}} Major|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0095858|website=Musicnotes.com| date=8 August 2011 |publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group|accessdate=February 26, 2017}} "Lonely Lullaby" follows a chord progression of C{{sharp}} – G{{sharp}}m – F{{sharp}} – C{{sharp}} – B – F{{sharp}} and Young's vocals span from a low note of C{{sharp}}{{sub|3}} to a high note of B{{sub|4}}.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Lonely Lullaby
| length1 = 4:30
}}