Supalonely
{{Short description|2019 single by Benee}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Supalonely
| type = single
| artist = Benee featuring Gus Dapperton
| EP = Stella & Steve
| released = 15 November 2019
| genre = Alt-pop{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Shannon|title=Song You Need to Know: Benee, 'Supalonely|date=5 May 2020|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/benee-supalonely-tik-tok-993570/|access-date=2 November 2021|publisher=Rolling Stone|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102030121/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/benee-supalonely-tik-tok-993570/|url-status=live}}
| length = 3:43
| label = Republic
| writer = * Stella Bennett
| producer = Fountain
| chronology = Benee
| prev_title = Monsta
| prev_year = 2019
| year = 2019
| next_title = Lownely
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Gus Dapperton
| type = single
| prev_title = Coax and Botany
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Supalonely
| year = 2019
| next_title = First Aid
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|Rb6Scz-5YOs|"Supalonely"}}}}
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"Supalonely" is a song by New Zealand singer Benee featuring American singer Gus Dapperton, released through Republic Records on 15 November 2019 as the third and final single from her second extended play Stella & Steve (2019).{{cite web|author=Thomson, Zangba|date=3 December 2019|title=BENEE releases an upbeat alternative-pop tune, entitled, "Supalonely", featuring Gus Dapperton|url=https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/benee-supalonely-gus-dapperton/|accessdate=24 January 2020|website=Bongmines Entertainment|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227044117/https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/benee-supalonely-gus-dapperton/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Hayden|date=11 December 2019|title=This Week's Must-Listen Singles: BENEE, Spacey Jane, Young Franco + more|url=http://pilerats.com/written/light-easy/must-listen-singles-benee-spacey-jane-young-franco-more/|accessdate=15 March 2020|website=PILERATS|archive-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221053658/http://pilerats.com/written/light-easy/must-listen-singles-benee-spacey-jane-young-franco-more/|url-status=live}} It also appears on Benee's debut studio album, Hey U X (2020). The song gained immense popularity on the online video-sharing platform TikTok in March 2020, gaining more than 6.9 billion plays for the month.{{Cite web|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=10 March 2020|title=Future Hit: BENEE's "Supalonely" Is Absolutely Irresistible|url=https://www.idolator.com/7907879/future-hit-benees-supalonely-is-absolutely-irresistible|access-date=13 March 2020|website=Idolator}}{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=6 March 2020|title=BENEE's 'Supalonely' Is Ultra-Infectious|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/videos/benees-supalonely-is-ultra-infectious|access-date=13 March 2020|website=Clash|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406154750/https://www.clashmusic.com/videos/benees-supalonely-is-ultra-infectious|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Tiktometer - Top TikTok Songs for March 2020|url=https://tiktometer.com/months/March-2020|access-date=2020-06-07|website=tiktometer.com|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607212638/https://tiktometer.com/months/March-2020|url-status=live}} It peaked on the top 40 in over 25 countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands and New Zealand, earning a gold certification in its second week in the latter.
The Straits Times also credited the success of "Supalonely" to be owed to those who resonated with the song's themes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, which were ongoing at the time of the song's popularisation.{{cite web|last=Hadi|first=Eddino Abdul|date=27 April 2020|title=Benee's Supalonely resonates with people under quarantine|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/benees-supalonely-resonates-with-people-under-quarantine|accessdate=31 May 2020|publisher=Straits Times|archive-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514010857/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/benees-supalonely-resonates-with-people-under-quarantine|url-status=live}}
Background
"Supalonely" was written during a month-long trip to Los Angeles. It was inspired by Benee's breaking up with her boyfriend, and was written as a song in which she could mock her own sadness.{{Cite web|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/06-05-2020/exclusive-new-song-from-benee/|title=Exclusive: New song from Benee|last=Adams|first=Josie|date=6 May 2020|website=The Spinoff|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=8 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508051517/https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/06-05-2020/exclusive-new-song-from-benee/|url-status=live}} The song "Blu" from Stella & Steve was recorded the day after "Supalonely" during the Los Angeles trip, and was inspired by the same break-up.{{Cite web |url=https://i-d.co/article/benee-and-gus-dapperton-turn-breakup-blues-into-sunny-pop-on-supalonely/ |title=BENEE and Gus Dapperton turn breakup blues into sunny pop on Supalonely |last=Marsh |first=Ariana |date=5 February 2020 |website=i-D |access-date=6 May 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305212558/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/jgeg8b/benee-and-gus-dapperton-turn-breakup-blues-into-sunny-pop-on-supalonely |url-status=live }}
Up to three versions of the song exist: the explicit version, the clean version which omits the f-word and replaces the b-word with "chick",{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCz9ibPjY4Y|title=BENEE - Supalonely (Clean - Lyrics) ft. Gus Dapperton|publisher=YouTube|date=13 March 2020|accessdate=7 July 2020|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526025851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCz9ibPjY4Y&app=desktop|url-status=live}} and another that completely omits Gus Dapperton's verses and skips straight to the outro after the second chorus.
Composition
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The song is composed in the key of G major with a tempo of 129 beats per minute.{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0209366 |title=Benne Supalonely Sheet Music |website=Musicnotes |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624224957/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0209366 |url-status=live }}
Music video
The song's music video clocked 70 million views in June 2020, four months after its initial release.{{Cite web|date=4 February 2020|title=BENEE - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb6Scz-5YOs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605161201/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb6Scz-5YOs|archive-date=5 June 2020|access-date=5 June 2020|website=YouTube}} The song's music video was described as "dreamy" and "colourful" by Billboard.{{Cite magazine|date=5 February 2020|title=Benee Is 'Supalonely' in Colorful New Video, Announces North American Tour: See the Dates|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550207/benee-supalonely-video-tour-dates|access-date=5 June 2020|magazine=Billboard}} Emily Rose of Ones to Watch dubbed the music video as "a technicolor dream" and wrote that Benee "shows off some killer dance moves while proving that you can still have a great time all on your own."{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Emily|date=4 February 2020|title=BENNEE's "Supalonely" Video Is a Technicolor Dreamscape|url=http://www.onestowatch.com/blog/benee-supalonely|access-date=5 June 2020|website=Ones to Watch|archive-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324044430/https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/benee-supalonely|url-status=live}} Rose Riddell of Coup de Main simply wrote that the music video features Benee "dancing around a house and chilling in a bathtub" before shouting out the lyric "Now I'm in the bathtub crying."{{Cite web|last=Riddell|first=Rose|date=7 February 2020|title=BENEE - 'Supalonely' music video.|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/benee/16321|access-date=5 June 2020|website=Coup De Main Magazine|language=en|archive-date=5 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605162626/https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/benee/16321|url-status=live}} The singer herself said on the video, "It starts with me being a lonely teen at home then turns into this weird dreamscape, where I end up dancing around with Gus."
Critical reception
On his Apple Music show, Elton John described "Supalonely" as a "smash record", and further described Benee as "an amazing young artist" who "writes really brilliantly".{{Cite news|last=Barton|first=Monika|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/03/elton-john-raves-about-amazing-benee-confesses-he-s-crazy-about-six60-on-apple-music-show.html|title=Elton John raves about 'amazing' Benee, confesses he's 'crazy about' Six60 on Apple Music show|date=6 March 2020|work=Newshub|access-date=15 March 2020|language=en|archive-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404085554/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/03/elton-john-raves-about-amazing-benee-confesses-he-s-crazy-about-six60-on-apple-music-show.html|url-status=dead}} Ariana Marsh from i-D wrote that the "sunny pop" song "turns your typical breakup song on its head".{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/benee-and-gus-dapperton-turn-breakup-blues-into-sunny-pop-on-supalonely/|title=BENEE and Gus Dapperton turn breakup blues into sunny pop on Supalonely|last=Marsh|first=Ariana|date=4 February 2020|website=i-D|language=en|access-date=15 March 2020|archive-date=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305212558/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/jgeg8b/benee-and-gus-dapperton-turn-breakup-blues-into-sunny-pop-on-supalonely|url-status=live}} The song was described by Glenn Rowley of Billboard as "a quirky, knowing ode to the art of loneliness".{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550207/benee-supalonely-video-tour-dates|title=Benee Is 'Supalonely' in Colorful New Video, Announces North American Tour: See the Dates|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=5 February 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=15 March 2020}} Billboard also ranked "Supalonely" at number 17 on their list of "The 100 Best Songs of 2020".{{Cite magazine|date=8 December 2020|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020: Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9494940/best-songs-2020-top-100|access-date=11 December 2020|magazine=Billboard}}
Commercial performance
The song was certified Gold on its second week on the New Zealand Top 40, when it rose to number two, from its debut at number three the week before. It peaked in the top 10 of many other countries including Australia, Canada, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as in the top 40 of countries such as the UK, the US, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Finland and Denmark.
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|accessdate=7 July 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|accessdate=23 April 2021|artist=Benee ft. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=|award=Gold|artist=|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|accessdate=19 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Benee|title=Supalonely|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Benee|title=Supalonely (ft. Gus Dapperton)|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|accessdate=28 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Benee feat. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|id=9427|accessdate=7 September 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Benee feat. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|accessdate=7 September 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Benee feat. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|accessdate=23 April 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Benee feat. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|accessdate=6 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|artist=BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2016|source=radioscope|access-date=25 February 2025|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Benee feat. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|accessdate=25 September 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Benee Ft Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|certweek=16|accessdate=23 April 2021|artist=Benee ft. Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Benee Ft Gus Dapperton|title=Supalonely|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|id=16425-5260-1|accessdate=October 28, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Benee|title=Supalonely (feat. Gus Dapperton)|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=July 7, 2022}}
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="2"| 6 December 2019 | rowspan="6"| Contemporary hit radio | rowspan="7"| Republic |
| scope="row"| New Zealand |
| scope="row"| Italy
| 13 March 2020 |
| scope="row" | United States
| 17 March 2020 |
| scope="row"| Norway
| 20 March 2020 | style="text-align:center" |Release dates in Norwegian radio stations:
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| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 27 March 2020 | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|title=Radio 1 Playlist|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329043719/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|archivedate=March 29, 2020|website=BBC|access-date=March 28, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| 6 December 2024 | 7" | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://shop.republicrecords.com/collections/7-inch/products/benee-supalonely-7-signed|title=Benee: Supalonely 7" (Signed)|publisher=Republic Records|access-date=22 November 2024}} |
Acoustic version
{{infobox song
| studio = {{ubl|25 March 2020| Golden Age, Morningside, Auckland}}
| genre = Acoustic
| length = 3:19
| label = Republic
| writer = {{hlist|Stella Bennett|Joshua Fountain|Jenna Andrews}}
| producer = Fountain
| prev_title = Supalonely
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Night Garden
| next_year = 2020
| title = Lownely
| cover = Benee - Lownely (Supalonely).png
| border = yes
| caption = Acoustic version "Lownely" cover artwork
| type = single
| artist = Benee
| released = 5 May 2020
}}
In May 2020, Benee released an acoustic remix of the song, entitled "Lownely". This "dreamy" version of the song was recorded at Golden Age Studio in Morningside, Auckland on 25 March, a few hours before the national lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand began.{{Cite magazine|title=BENEE Strips Back Viral Hit 'Supalonely' to Create the Dreamy 'Lownely'|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/benee-supalonely-lownely-10645/|last=Jenke|first=Tyler|date=6 May 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=6 May 2020}}
= Charts =
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| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-05-15|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|work=Recorded Music NZ|date=18 May 2020|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603163346/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4858|url-status=live}}
| 24 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Artist Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-aotearoa-singles/2020-05-15|title=Hot NZ Singles Chart|work=Recorded Music NZ|date=18 May 2020|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603163409/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotnzsingles?chart=4858|url-status=live}}
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=Release history=
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! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="row"| Various
| 6 May 2020 | Republic |
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