On My Own (Hedley song)

"On My Own" is a song by Canadian rock group Hedley. It was released on July 18, 2005 as the lead single from their debut album Hedley.^[2] The song peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.^[3] The video for "On My Own" reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown for the week of December 2, 2005.^[4] It was also the only single released in the United States from that album. "On My Own" is also featured on the US release of Famous Last Words album.^[5]

"On My Own"
Single by Hedley
from the album Hedley
B-side	"Johnny Falls" "Trip"
Released	July 18, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop punk rock[1]
Length	3:39
Label	Universal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)	Chris Crippin Jacob Hoggard Tommy Mac Dave Rosin
Hedley singles chronology
"On My Own" (2005) "Villain" (2005)
Music video
"On My Own" on YouTube

Background

"On My Own" has been described as a "nasally, earnest and melodic rock" track.^[2] Jacob Hoggard stated that the song is about "a new life and a new beginning."^[2] The song was used in the 2006 strategy video game, Thrillville.^[6]

Music video

The music video for "On My Own" premiered on MuchMusic on August 2, 2005.^[2] It was directed by Sean Michael Turrell.^[7] The video was nominated for the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards in the category for "Best Rock Video" but lost to Nickelback's "Photograph".^[8]

Track listing

Digital download – single^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On My Own"	3:39
2.	"Johnny Falls"	3:38

Digital 45 – single^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On My Own (Remix)"	3:29
2.	"Trip"	4:00

Charts

Chart performance for "On My Own"

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3]	1
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[11]	22
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[12]	20

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	July 18, 2005	Contemporary hit radio	Universal Canada	[2]
	July 19, 2005	Digital download
	August 2, 2005	CD
United States	July 10, 2006	Alternative radio	Capitol	[13]
	July 24, 2006	Contemporary hit radio		[14]

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2005 (Canada)

References

1. "Hedley by Hedley". Retrieved June 30, 2021.
2. "Hedley Online News". hedleyonline.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
3. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
4. Jenna Melanson (May 23, 2013). "Throwback Thursday – Hedley – On My Own". Canadian Beats. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
5. "Never Too Late - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
6. Erik Brudvig (October 19, 2006). "The Music of Thrillville". IGN. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
7. "On My Own - Making Of". YouTube. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
8. "Countdown Is On To MMVAs". CityNews. June 16, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
9. "On My Own Hedley - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
10. "On My Own/Trip (Digital 45) Single - by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
11. "RR Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). p. 30. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
12. "RR Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). p. 50. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
13. "Available for Airplay Archive: 2006 – July". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
14. FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! at the Wayback Machine (archived August 6, 2012)