Only Lonely

1985 single by Bon Jovi

"Only Lonely"

Single by Bon Jovi

from the album 7800° Fahrenheit

B-side

"Always Run To You"

Released

April 1985^[1]

Studio

The Warehouse, Philadelphia

Genre

Hard rock
glam metal

Length

5:02 (Album Version) 3:58 (Edited Version)

Label

PolyGram

Songwriter(s)

Jon Bon Jovi
David Bryan

Producer(s)

Lance Quinn

Bon Jovi singles chronology

"Burning for Love"
(1984)

"Only Lonely"
(1985)

"In and Out of Love"
(1985)

Music video

Only Lonely on YouTube

"Only Lonely" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, 7800° Fahrenheit (1985).

Reception

Cash Box called it "a more textured and more melodic effort than the band's past material."^[2]

Debuting on the Hot 100 on April 20, 1985, it peaked at #54 and remained on the charts for eight weeks. The song fared better on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at #28 in May.

Background

"Only Lonely" was played in the 1987 drama film Light of Day starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean.

"Only Lonely" was performed as a part of the encore in Bon Jovi's March 24, 2010 Circle Tour concert in Philadelphia.

Track listing

European 7" Single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Only Lonely"	Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan	3:58
2.	"Always Run to You"	Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora	5:00
Total length:			8:58

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	54
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[4]	28

References

^ "Bon Jovi - Only Lonely".
^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. April 20, 1985. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
^ "Bon Jovi Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Chart Search Results - Chart Search Results - Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1985-05-18". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 26 October 2012.