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Only the Lonely (The Motels song)

single by The Motels

"Only the Lonely" is a song by American new wave band The Motels.

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It was released in as the first single from their third studio album All Four One. Propelled by a popular music video, it debuted at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot on April 24, It would ultimately climb to number 9 on July 17 of that year where it spent four weeks in that position. On the U.S. Cash Box Top , it performed slightly better, peaking at number 8 for two weeks.

The song is included in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in the fictional power ballad radio station Emotion .

Development

The Motels initially recorded darker pieces for their anticipated third studio album. However, with the exception of a reworked "Only the Lonely", the rest of the songs were shelved.

The unreleased songs would eventually be featured on the album Apocalpyso.[1][2]

Lead singer Martha Davis wrote "Only the Lonely" on a guitar that was given to her by her late father—an administrator at the University of California, Berkeley, who found the instrument in Stiles Hall on the campus.[2][3] She explained the song's inspiration in an interview with Beyond Race magazine:[4]

"It's a song about empty success.

It came about while the Motels were experiencing critical acclaim, traveling the world, riding in limos, and yet I was probably as sad as I had ever been. I was in a horrible relationship and had not yet recovered from my parents' death (I doubt one ever does). The contradiction of these two worlds was where 'Only the Lonely' lived bittersweet."

In a interview, she contrasted the song's development process with her later hit "Suddenly Last Summer":[5]

"'Those two songs couldn't be more opposite," she said.

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"With ‘Only the Lonely’ I picked up my guitar and (the tune) was sitting there (as if it wrote itself). I played ‘Only the Lonely’ bada-boom, bada-boom.'"

Music video

The music video for "Only the Lonely" was directed by Australian filmmaker Russell Mulcahy.[3] Martha Davis stars in the vintage-style video as a socialite who is frequenting the bar at a posh hotel.

Eventually, a once solitary Davis becomes overwhelmed by the jubilation of an increasingly unstable crowd. The video earned the award "Best Performance in a Music Video" at the American Music Awards.[6]

Track listing

US 7" single
  1. "Only the Lonely" –
  2. "Change My Mind" –

Chart performance

References

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  5. ^Tuccio-Koonz, Linda (April 2, ). "Martha Davis and The Motels play Daryl's House Club in Pawling, New York". Connecticut Post. Retrieved April 29,
  6. ^"Last Few Beautiful Days: Interview with Martha Davis of The Motels – Where Music Meets The Soul".

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