Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)

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“Lonely Boy”
Single by Paul Anka
B-side	"Your Love"
Released	1959
Length	2:31
Label	ABC-Paramount
Writer(s)	Paul Anka
Paul Anka singles chronology
"I Miss You So (1959) "Lonely Boy" (1959) "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (1959)

"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka in 1959. Anka sang this song in the movie Girls Town. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". The song was covered in 1971 by Billy "Crash" Craddock, which was released on the album Knock Three Times. Donny Osmond had a 1972 single revival of the song, charting as the flip of his hit single, "Why".

[edit] See also

• Lonely Boy (film)

Preceded by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single July 13, 1959 - August 9, 1959 (4 weeks)

Succeeded by "A Big Hunk o' Love" by Elvis Presley