The Loneliest Time (song)

"The Loneliest Time" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. The fourth single from Jepsen's sixth studio album of the same name, it was released on October 7, 2022, by 604, Schoolboy, and Interscope Records. The song was written by Jepsen, Kyle Shearer, and Nate Cyphert, and produced by Kyle Shearer.^[1]

"The Loneliest Time"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen featuring Rufus Wainwright
from the album The Loneliest Time
Released	October 7, 2022
Genre	Dance-pop Disco
Length	4:34
Label	604 Schoolboy Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Carly Rae Jepsen Kyle Shearer Nate Cyphert
Producer(s)	Kyle Shearer
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Talking to Yourself" (2022) "The Loneliest Time" (2022) "Shy Boy" (2023)
Rufus Wainwright singles chronology
"A Wanderer in the Sleeping City" (2022) "The Loneliest Time" (2022)
Music video
"The Loneliest Time" on YouTube

Critical reception

Rankings

Year-end rankings for The Loneliest Time

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Crack	Crack Magazine's Top 25 Tracks of 2022	17	[2]
Coup De Main	Coup De Main's Best Songs of 2022	22	[3]
Rolling Stone	Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2022	23	[4]
The FADER	The FADER's 100 Best Songs of 2022	41	[5]
The Needle Drop	The Needle Drop's Top 50 Songs of 2022	47	[6]
Billboard	Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2022	82	[7]

Personnel

Vocals: Carly Rae Jepsen, Rufus Wainwright Background vocals: Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert Songwriting: Carly Rae Jepsen, Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert Production: Kyle Shearer Bass, Drums, Synthesizer: Kyle Shearer Violin: Elizabeth Lamb, Emily Kohavi, Cassie Morrow, Avery Bright Cello: Cara Fox

Strings arrangement: Cody Fry Programming: Kyle Shearer Engineering: Kyle Shearer, James Krausse, Jared Fox Mixing: James Krausse Mastering: Emily Lazar Assistant mastering: Chris Allgood

Charts

Chart performance for "The Loneliest Time"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[8]	16

References

1. Skinner, Tom (October 7, 2022). "Carly Rae Jepsen drops new single with Rufus Wainwright, 'The Loneliest Time'". NME. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
2. "Crack Magazine's Top 25 Tracks of 2022". Crack. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
3. "Coup De Main's Best Songs of 2022". Coup De Main. December 16, 2022. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
4. "Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2022". Rolling Stone. December 5, 2022. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
5. "The FADER's 100 Best Songs of 2022". The FADER. December 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
6. "The Needle Drop's Top 50 Songs of 2022". The Needle Drop. December 24, 2022. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
7. "Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2022". Billboard. December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
8. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of November 16, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.