Alone (Alan Walker song)

"Alone"
Single by Alan Walker
Released 2 December 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre EDM
Length 2:41
Label Mer Musikk
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alan Walker
  • Mood Melodies
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Routine"
(2016)		 "Alone"
(2016)		 "Back to Beautiful"
(2017)

"Routine"
(2016)		 "Alone"
(2016)		 "Back to Beautiful"
(2017)
Music video
"Alone" on YouTube
Instrumental Remix and Remixes cover

"Alone" is a song by Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker. Incorporating uncredited vocals provided by Swedish recording artist Noonie Bao,[1] it was released commercially for digital download on 2 December 2016.[2]

Background

In a press release 2 December, Walker quoted: "For me, "Alone" is about cohesion. A song that praises the feeling and comfort of solidarity. When I started making music it was never about to be any [particular], but about creating something for others who could enjoy it with me. What I have experienced by making music and sharing it with [others] are stunning."[3]

Music video

The release of the music video for "Alone" was published on Walker's YouTube channel on 2 December 2016.[4] As of July 2017, it has over 380 million views.

The music video explores themes of being alone yet quickly evolves into what seems to be a group effort by Walkers to meet up.[5]

Most of the video was filmed in Norway, focusing on Walker's home town Bergen, and included panoramic shots of nearby tourist attractions such as Ulriken and Trolltunga in Odda.[1] Some parts were also filmed at prominent locations in Europe, including London, Paris and Berlin. Some of the footage in the video are submitted by Walker's fans around the world.

In connection with the release of his third official single, he recorded the music video at Ulriken mountain in mid-October. For that, he sought and used over 100 Bergen-citizens to supernumerary roles in the production, which was made by the Swedish production company Bror Bror.[3]

Alone (Restrung)

On 10 February 2017, Alan Walker published an acoustic version of "Alone", called "Alone (Restrung)",[6] exactly one year after he published "Faded (Restrung)". The music video to "Restrung" was released 16 February.[7]

Track listing

Digital download[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Alone"2:41
Digital download[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Alone"2:41
2."Alone" (Instrumental Remix)2:58
3."Alone" (Restrung)3:05

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[12] 15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 46
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[16] 1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 40
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 1
France (SNEP)[20] 89
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 4
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[22] 6
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 8
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 74[26]
Italy (FIMI)[27] 36
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[28] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 53
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[30] 9
Norway (VG-lista)[31] 1
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[32] 11
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[33] 2
Poland (Video Chart)[34] 1
Portugal (AFP)[35] 66
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[36] 22
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[37] 83
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[38] 5
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[39] 16
Slovenia (SloTop50)[40] 12
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[44] 5
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[45] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[46] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[47] Gold 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[48] Gold 25,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[49] Gold 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[50] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[51] Platinum 30,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Version Format Label Ref.
United States 1 December 2016 Instrumental Remix Digital download Mer Musikk [10]
2 December 2016 Original [8]
Single [9]
3 March 2017 Remixes [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Se Alan Walkers Ulriken-video her. Nå skal den ut til hele verden.". Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Alone - Single by Alan Walker on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Bergensavisen - Alan Walker viser frem Bergen i ny musikkvideo". www.ba.no.
  4. ↑ "Alan Walker - Alone". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Andrew Claps (2 December 2016). "Alan Walker Unleashes Beautiful New Heart Melting Single [Must Listen]".
  6. ↑ Alan Walker (10 February 2017). "Alan Walker - Alone (Restrung)" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Alan Walker (16 February 2017). "Alan Walker - Alone (Restrung) - Official Lyric Video" – via YouTube.
  8. 1 2 "Alone - Single by Alan Walker on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Alone - Single by Alan Walker on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Alone (Instrumental Remix) - Single by Alan Walker on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Alone (Remixes) by Alan Walker on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Top 20 Anglo del 27 de Febrero al 5 de Marzo, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Alan Walker – Alone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alan Walker – Alone" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alan Walker – Alone" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201718 into search. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201703 into search. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 2, 2017". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Alan Walker: Alone" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 4, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alan Walker – Alone". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  23. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 4, 2017". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "IRMA - Irish Charts".
  27. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 3" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  28. ↑ "Alan Walker Lebanese Chart Top 20 History". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  29. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alan Walker – Alone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  30. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  31. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Walker – Alone". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  32. ↑ "Monitor Latino – Top 20 General – Paraguay – Del 5 al 11 de Junio, 2017" (in Spanish). monitorlatino.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  33. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  34. ↑ "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  35. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Alan Walker – Alone". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  36. ↑ "Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart (week 6)" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  37. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-12-09". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  38. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201718 into search. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  39. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201649 into search. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  40. ↑ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  41. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Alan Walker – Alone" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  42. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Alan Walker – Alone". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  43. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alan Walker – Alone". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  44. ↑ "Alan Walker – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Alan Walker. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  45. ↑ "Alan Walker – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Alan Walker. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  46. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Alan Walker – Alone" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 18 March 2017. Enter Alan Walker in the field Interpret. Enter Alone in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  47. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alan Walker; 'Alone')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  48. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Alan Walker – Alone" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  49. ↑ "Polish single certifications – Alan Walker – Alone" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  50. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Type Alan Walker in the top right search bar. Click on "Sok" and select Alone and see certification.
  51. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Alan Walker; 'Alone')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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