Lonesome Loser

1979 single by Little River Band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lonesome Loser

"Lonesome Loser" is a song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian soft rock music group Little River Band. Released in July 1979 as the lead single from their fifth studio album First Under the Wire, the song peaked at number 19 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[1] The song also peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit and sixth overall top 40 hit in the United States.[2]

Quick Facts Single by Little River Band, from the album First Under the Wire ...
"Lonesome Loser"
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British promotional single picture sleeve
Single by Little River Band
from the album First Under the Wire
B-side"Another Runway"/"Shut Down Turn Off"
ReleasedJuly 1979
GenreSoft rock
Length3:30 (promo version) 3:45 (single version) 3:59 (album version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)David Briggs
Producer(s)John Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"Lady"
(1978)
"Lonesome Loser"
(1979)
"Cool Change"
(1979)
Official audio
"Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band on YouTube
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Track listings

Australian 7" (Capitol Records – CP-11972)
A. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:30
B. "Another Runway" - 6:28
US 7" single (Capitol Records – 4748)
A. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:59
B. "Shut Down Turn Off" - 3:50

Chart performance

Weekly charts

More information Chart (1979), Peak position ...
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 19
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[3] 3
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[4] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]31
US (Billboard Hot 100)[6] 6
US (Adult Contemporary)[7] 15
US (Cash Box Top 100)[8] 7
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Year-end charts

More information Chart (1979), Rank ...
Chart (1979) Rank
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[9] 36
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)[10] 66
U.S. (Cash Box)[11] 43
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