Loneliness (song)

For the Westlife song, see Coast to Coast (Westlife album).

"Loneliness" is a song by German disc jockey Tomcraft (Thomas Bruckner). It was written by Ivan Matias, Andrea Martin, Tomcraft and Eniac and produced by the latter two. The song is based on an excerpt of Martin's 1999 single "Share the Love".^[3] "Loneliness" was released as a single in September 2002 in Germany and in April 2003 in the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number 10 on the German Singles Chart and topped the UK Singles Chart.

"Loneliness"
Single by Tomcraft
Released	12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)
Recorded	August 2002
Studio	Elektroraum (Berlin, Germany)
Genre	Techno[1] trance[2]
Length	2:44
Label	Kosmo
Songwriter(s)	Andrea Martin Ivan Matias Edmund Clement Eniac
Producer(s)	Eniac Tomcraft
Tomcraft singles chronology
"Bang Bang" (2002) "Loneliness" (2002) "Brainwashed (Call You)" (2003)

British singer-songwriter Will Young sampled the song for his 2015 single "Love Revolution".^[4]

Track listings

German maxi-CD single[5] "Loneliness" (radio cut) – 3:47 "Loneliness" (video cut) – 3:53 "Loneliness" (klub cut) – 7:50 "Schwabing 7. Phase (Where Are You Now)" – 4:25 German 12-inch single[6] A. "Loneliness" (Klub mix) – 7:50 B. "Loneliness" (MUC remix) – 5:51

UK CD single[7] "Loneliness" (radio edit) "Loneliness" (Benny Benassi remix) "Loneliness" (MUC remix) "Loneliness" (CD ROM video) UK cassette single[8] "Loneliness" (radio edit) "Loneliness" (Cheekyness remix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the German maxi-CD single liner notes.^[5]

Studio

• Recorded in August 2002 at Elektroraum (Berlin, Germany)

Personnel

Andrea Martin – writing Ivan Matias – writing Edmund Clement – writing Eniac – writing, production

Tomcraft – production Robin Felder – vocal production Factor Product Designagentur – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 54 Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[10] 3 Australian Dance (ARIA)[11] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 23 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 13 France (SNEP)[17] 73 Germany (GfK)[18] 10 Greece (IFPI)[19] 13 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[20] 13 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 9 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[22] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 25 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[25] 58 Scotland (OCC)[26] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[27] 1 UK Dance (OCC)[28] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[29] 22 Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 90 Ireland (IRMA)[31] 64 UK Singles (OCC)[32] 46

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Germany	12 September 2002	12-inch vinyl	Kosmo	[34]
	2 December 2002	CD
United Kingdom	28 April 2003	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Kosmo Data Ministry of Sound	[35]
Australia	7 July 2003	CD	Superphunk	[36]

References

1. "11 big songs that have missed the Top 40 this year". Official Charts Company. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019. In this '60s-style track, Will even managed to weave in a bit of a techno song in the chorus – Tomcraft's Number 1 banger Loneliness. Now, you weren't expecting that were you?
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34. "Home". Kosmo Music. Archived from the original on 1 December 2002. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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