Lonely (Nana song)

"Lonely"
Single by Nana
from the album Nana
Released7 March 1997
Length3:54
LabelDance Pool
Songwriters
Producers
  • Bülent Aris
  • Toni Cottura
Nana singles chronology
"Darkman"
(1996)
"Lonely"
(1997)
"Let It Rain"
(1997)
Music video
"Lonely" on YouTube

"Lonely" is a song recorded by German rapper Nana. It was released in March 1997, by label Dance Pool, as the second single from his debut album, Nana (1997). The song is written by him with its producers Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura and the chorus is performed by Aleksandra Jovanovic, Alexandra Prince and Jan van der Toorn. It became a successful European hit, reaching number one in Germany, Switzerland and Romania. "Lonely" also reached the top five in Austria, Denmark, and Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number seven in August 1997. The accompanying music video was directed by Swedish director Patric Ullaeus and premiered in April 1997.[1][2]

Track listing

CD maxi-single (Europe, 1997)

  1. "Lonely" (Radio Mix) - 3:51
  2. "Lonely" (Extended Mix) - 6:21
  3. "Lonely" (Club Remix) - 5:17

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[14] Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Nana - Lonely (Viva TV Köln)". YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2026. See information in the video.
  2. ^ Nana: Lonely (1997) - IMDb Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ "Nana – Lonely" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "Top National Sellers - Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 13. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Top National Sellers - Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 15. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  7. ^ "Nana – Lonely". VG-lista.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997". Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 September 2005.
  9. ^ "Nana – Lonely". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. ^ "1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nana; 'Lonely')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 December 2018.