Song for the Lonely

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“Song for the Lonely”
Single by Cher from the album Living Proof
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop/Rock/Dance
Length	4:01
Label	Warner Bros. Records / WEA
Writer(s)	Mark Taylor Paul Barry Steve Torch
Producer	Rob Dickens
Cher North American singles chronology
"Dov'è L'Amore" (1999)	"Song for the Lonely" (2002)	"A Different Kind of Love Song/ The Music's No Good Without You" (2002)
Cover of the European promo CD

"Song for the Lonely" is a pop/rock-dance song recorded by American singer/actress Cher for her thirty-third album Living Proof. The song was written by Paul Barry and Steve Torch, whom collaborated earlier with the song Believe, and Mark Taylor who co-wrote the songs All or Nothing, Strong Enough and Dov'è L'Amore.

[edit] Song information

Song for the Lonely served as the first American single, second Canadian single and was meant to follow Alive Again as the third European single, but it was dropped due to complications with Cher's record company. The song however was released as a promo CD only which was meant to send to European radio.

Cher in the video

According to Cher's official web site Song for the Lonely was dedicated to the courageous people of New York especially the fire fighters, the police, Mayor Giuliani, Governor Pataki and her friend Liz. ^[1]

Song for the Lonely received neutral reviews from critics including one, whom critic Beth Massa claims that, "there are brief moments where the track riffs on U2's euphoric "Beautiful Day." ^[2]

Ironically when the American version of Living Proof was released in 2002 the name which originally was (This Is) A Song for the Lonely had been changed to simply Song for the Lonely and the radio edit of this song was used as the American official album version.

In June 2002 Song for the Lonely was added to Cher's Living Proof: The Farewell Tour setlist and was sung for the first four legs of the tour. After dropping it for five legs the song was re-added only on the last show where it was used as tour finale.

In 2005, Song for the Lonely was used internationally in television advertisements for Weight Watchers.

[edit] Music video

The video included the twin towers of the World Trade Center, which where destroyed 4 months before the video's release.

The music video of Song for the Lonely features Cher walking around the streets of New York City. The video begins in what appears to be the 1800s. The city advances in age from the old times to modern times as Cher walks around it. The video displays buildings being created as time goes by and it also shows the different types of phases that people used throughout each decade.

The popularity of Song for the Lonely in the clubs proved to be very successful and because of this two remix video were created by Dan-O-Rama, one for the almighty remix and one for the thunderpuss remix.

In 2002, the video was released on VHS to serve as promotion for the United States. ^[3]

[edit] Formats and track listings

Song for the Lonely US CD Maxi-Single

1. Song for the Lonely (Almighty Mix)
2. Song for the Lonely (Illicit Vocal Mix)
3. Song for the Lonely (Thunderpuss Club Mix)
4. Song for the Lonely (Thunderpuss Sunrise Mix)
5. Song for the Lonely (Almighty Radio Edit)
6. Song for the Lonely (Illicit Radio)
7. Song for the Lonely (Thunderpuss Club Mix Radio Edit)

Cher in the almighty remix music video for "Song for the Lonely".

Song for the Lonely US Promo CD

1. Song for the Lonely (Radio Edit)
2. Song for the Lonely (Album Version)

(This Is) A Song for the Lonely European Promo CD

1. (This Is) A Song for the Lonely (European Radio Edit)
2. (This Is) A Song for the Lonely (Album Version)

Song for the Lonely: Promo Only Mixes

1. Almighty Definitive Dub
2. Almighty PA Mix
3. Almighty PA Edit
4. Almighty 7"

1. Thunderpuss Sunrise Radio
2. Thunderpuss Dirty Dub
3. ThunderDUB
4. Thunderpuss Anthem
5. Thunderpuss Mixshow
6. Thuderpuss Video Edit

1. Illicit Vocal Dub
2. Illicit Instrumental Dub
3. Illicit Alternate Vocal
4. Illicit Alternate Edit
5. Illicit Acapella

1. Metro Club Mix

1. Rapino/Rapino Carrera Mix
2. Rapino/Rapino Carrera 7" Edit

[edit] Charts

[edit] Song for the Lonely

[edit] References

1. ^ Dedications
2. ^ Critic review
3. ^ Video single release