Left Outside Alone

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"Left Outside Alone"
"Left Outside Alone" cover
Single by Anastacia
from the album Anastacia
Released March 15, 2004
Format see track listings
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 4:17
Label Epic
Writer(s) Anastacia, Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard
Producer(s) Glen Ballard, Dallas Austin
Chart positions
Anastacia singles chronology
"Love Is a Crime"
(2003)		 "Left Outside Alone"
(2004)		 "Sick and Tired"
(2004)

"Left Outside Alone" is a song recorded by American pop singer Anastacia. It's the first single taken from her 2004 studio album Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard and produced by the last two, "Left Outside Alone" is an up-tempo song where Anastacia rocks more than her previous singles. The song is about a man who isn't who she thought he was. It was released on the March 15th 2004 in Europe and exactly one week later (March 22nd) in the United Kingdom.

The song was a major hit in Europe and around the world, peaking at the top position in several European countries, charting within the top five in almost all European countries and also managing to chart

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[edit] Music videos

Regular music video.
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Regular music video.

Shot in January 2004 in California, the regular music video for "Left Outside Alone" was directed by Bryan Barber, who has also directed music videos for OutKast ("Roses") and Destiny's Child ("Girl"). There are actually three music videos for the song. The regular - first - version was for the worldwide market, excluding North America.

In the normal version, the video begins showing Anastacia singing the intro to the song on some sort of a bridge. After that, she is walking on a street and you can see a red poster of her on a advertising pillar. Then she gets in a car and drives away. During her drive, she is singing and looking to the car next to her, where she sees 'herself' (played by her sister) in too, while she is kissing a man. Throughout the video, cuts of Anastacia in all these scenes are shown too. Later she gets out of the car and notices people dancing to her song on the street. While heading to a club, she opens a curtain, when a mysterious light is shining out.

"The blue-poster version".
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"The blue-poster version".

The alternate version of the video, also known as "the blue-poster version", which is actually a video for the Jason Nevins Global Club Edit of the song, contains some editings, one of them being the fact that this version has a blue poster instead of the red one that is in the regular version also has a different ending. Also, her sister is shown (in both versions) in the music video, pretending to be "the other woman".

Anastacia surrounded by candles.
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Anastacia surrounded by candles.

In 2005, a completly new video was released for the American audience. Shot on May 19 and 20th 2005, this version was directed by David Lippman and Charles Mahling, though also being shot in Los Angeles, United States. Although this version was recorded specially for the American market, "Left Outside Alone" was never officially released there. In this version, Anastacia is in a kind of castle lying alone in a bed surrounded by candles. She is vested sparely and everything has an romantic atmosphere. You also see her outside in a wood when she lets a pigeon fly.

[edit] Formats and track listings

  • Australian CD single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  2. "Get Ready" 3:30
  3. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Edit] 4:16
  • European maxi single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  2. "Get Ready" 3:30
  3. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Edit] 4:16
  4. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Mix Show Edit] 3:14
  5. "Left Outside Alone" [M*A*S*H Rock Mix] 4:04
  • European promo single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  • German limited 3" CD single (POCK IT!)
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  2. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Edit] 4:16
  • UK CD single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  2. "Get Ready" 3:30
  • UK promo maxi single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  2. "Left Outside Alone" [Love To Infinity Mix]
  3. "Left Outside Alone" [Soda Club Remix]
  4. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Remix]
  • UK 12" promo single

A-side

  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Mix] 7:51

B-side

  1. "Left Outside Alone" [M*A*S*H Master Mix] 6:23
  2. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Mix Show] 5:21
  • US maxi single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Radio Edit] 3:40
  2. "Get Ready" 3:30
  3. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Edit] 4:16
  4. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club] 8:05
  5. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Mix Show] 5:21
  • US promo single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club] 8:05
  2. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Edit] 4:16
  • US promo maxi single
  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club Edit] 4:16
  2. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club] 8:05
  3. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Mix Show Edit] 3:14
  4. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Mix Show] 5:21
  • US 12" promo single

A-side

  1. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Global Club]

B-side

  1. "Left Outside Alone" [M*A*S*H Master Mix] 6:23
  2. "Left Outside Alone" [Jason Nevins Mix Show] 5:21

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Charts

Chart
(2005)		 Peak
position
Swiss Singles Chart 1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1
Austria Singles Chart 1
Argentine Singles Chart 1
Airplay World Official Top 100 1
Italian Singles Chart 1
Europe Top 100 1
Dutch Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 2
Spain Singles Chart 1
Denmark Singles Chart 2
Norway Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart 2
Finland Singles Chart 6
Greece Singles Chart 7
French Singles Chart 9
Chart
(2005)		 Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 5
Year end charts positions
  • Belgium: #15
  • Germany: #16
  • Netherlands: #9

[edit] Chart trajectories

Australian ARIA Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Position
11
10
5
5
4
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
4
6
13
13
14
20
27
31
34
Austrian Singles Top 75
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Position
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
7
10
13
14
16
18
23
29
41
52
54
66
69
74
75
69
German Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Position
4
6
3
3
3
2
6
6
11
15
19
22
34
40
50
63
64
Swiss Singles Top 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Position
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
6
11
9
9
14
16
21
26
24
39
29
53
58
76
60
67
84
79
92
90
100
*
99
  • * off the charts for 3 weeks.
UK Singles Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
3
5
4
4
4
5
7
6
7
8
9
15
16
19
19
23
32
40
44
53
Anastacia
Discography | Awards | Music videos
Albums
Not That Kind (2000) · Freak of Nature (2001)
Anastacia (2004) · Pieces of a Dream (2005)
Singles
I'm Outta Love · Not That Kind · Cowboys & Kisses · Made for Lovin' You
Paid My Dues · One Day in Your Life · Why'd You Lie to Me · You'll Never Be Alone
Left Outside Alone · Sick and Tired · Welcome to My Truth · Heavy on My Heart
Everything Burns · Pieces of a Dream · I Belong to You
Soundtrack Singles
Boom · Love Is a Crime
DVDs
The Video Collection · Live at Last
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Preceded by:
"My Band" by D12		 ARIA (Australia) number one single
May 9, 2004		 Succeeded by:
"My Band" by D12
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