"How to Be Lonely" | ||||
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Single by Rita Ora | ||||
Released | 13 March 2020 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Rita Ora singles chronology | ||||
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"How to Be Lonely" is a song by British singer Rita Ora, released as a single through Atlantic Records UK on 13 March 2020.
"How to Be Lonely" is a mid-tempo ballad that deals with themes about "battling insecurity".[3][4]
Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the song is a "nice way to kick off an era" that "does showcase the 'Anywhere' singer's powerful pipes and growth as an artist".[3] Rob Copsey of the Official Charts Company wrote that the song features "opening guitar strums[,] Coldplay-sized chantalong chorus [and] catchy finger snaps, punchy electronic beats and some killer adlibs", concluding that Ora's "take on ugly crying powerhouse pop is masterfully done".[1]
In the music video, directed by Dave Meyers, Ora is in an empty room alone and then alone with a lot of people.[5] An arrow hits her.[6] In the next scene, she is walking in a room filled with eggshells. Then, she is dancing with a skeleton and a bear hugs her. After that, she falls into the sky.[7] Then she smashes a wall with a baseball bat.[8] A UFO lands.[9]
Ora performed the song live at BBC's Sport Relief 2020 telethon on 13 March.[10]
Digital download / streaming[11]
Digital download / streaming - Live from London[11]
Digital download / streaming - MÖWE Remix[11]
Digital download / streaming - aboutagirl Remix[11]
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Digital download / streaming - LARI LUKE Remix[11]
Digital download / streaming - Sam Feldt Remix[11]
Digital download / streaming - Bomba Estéreo Remix Remix[11]
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Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]
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Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[13] | 32 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[14] | 4 |
Croatia (HRT)[15] | 17 |
France (SNEP Sales Chart)[16] | 142 |
Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 96 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] | 40 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[19] | 19 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[20] | 33 |
Scotland (OCC)[21] | 8 |
UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 57 |
Country | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 13 March 2020 | Original single | [a] | [11] | |
10 April 2020 | Live from London | ||||
17 April 2020 | MÖWE Remix | ||||
24 April 2020 | aboutagirl Remix | ||||
LARI LUKE Remix | |||||
Sam Feldt Remix | |||||
1 May 2020 | Bomba Estéreo Remix Remix |