Only Lonely

For the Tina Arena song, see Only Lonely (Tina Arena song). For the Hootie & the Blowfish song, see Musical Chairs (Hootie & the Blowfish album).

Not to be confused with Only the Lonely (disambiguation).

"Only Lonely" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, 7800° Fahrenheit (1985).

"Only Lonely"
Artwork for the retail US single
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album 7800° Fahrenheit
B-side	"Always Run To You"
Released	April 8, 1985[1]
Studio	The Warehouse (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	Hard rock glam metal
Length	5:02 (album version) 3:58 (edited version)
Label	PolyGram
Songwriter(s)	Jon Bon Jovi David Bryan
Producer(s)	Lance Quinn
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Burning for Love" (1984) "Only Lonely" (1985) "In and Out of Love" (1985)
Music video
Only Lonely on YouTube

Reception

Cash Box called it "a more textured and more melodic effort than the band's past material."^[2]

Debuting on the Hot 100 on April 20, 1985, it peaked at #54 and remained on the charts for eight weeks. The song fared better on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at #28 in May.

Background

"Only Lonely" was played in the 1987 drama film Light of Day starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean.

"Only Lonely" was performed as a part of the encore in Bon Jovi's March 24, 2010 Circle Tour concert in Philadelphia.

Track listing

European 7" Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Only Lonely"	Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan	3:58
2.	"Always Run to You"	Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora	5:00
Total length:			8:58

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	54
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4]	28