How to Be Lonely

"How to Be Lonely" is a song by British singer Rita Ora, released as a single through Atlantic Records UK on 13 March 2020. The song proved to be a commercial failure on the UK Singles Chart, peaking only at #57.

"How to Be Lonely"
Single by Rita Ora
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Format
GenrePop[1]
Length2:55
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lostboy
  • Tom Mann
  • aboutagirl
Rita Ora singles chronology
"Ritual"
(2019)		 "How to Be Lonely"
(2020)

Background

Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi wrote "How to Be Lonely", but felt he was "fucking shite" at singing it, so he gave the song to Ora.[2] "How to Be Lonely" is a mid-tempo ballad that deals with themes about "battling insecurity".[3]

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the song is a "nice way to kick off an era" that "does showcase the 'Anywhere' singer's powerful pipes and growth as an artist".[3] Rob Copsey of the Official Charts Company wrote that the song features "opening guitar strums[,] Coldplay-sized chantalong chorus [and] catchy finger snaps, punchy electronic beats and some killer adlibs", concluding that Ora's "take on ugly crying powerhouse pop is masterfully done".[1]

Live performances

Ora performed the song live for the first time as part of the BBC's Sport Relief 2020 telethon on 13 March.[4]

Track listings

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 4
Croatia (HRT)[8] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 96
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[10] 33
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 40
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 19
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 33
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 57

Release history
Country Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 13 March 2020
Original single
[a]		 [5]
10 April 2020 Live from London
17 April 2020 MÖWE Remix
24 April 2020 aboutagirl Remix
LARI LUKE Remix
Sam Feldt Remix
1 May 2020 Bomba Estéreo Remix Remix

References
  1. Copsey, Rob (11 March 2020). "Rita Ora is learning to love herself on new Lewis Capaldi-penned single How To Be Lonely: First listen review". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. Daly, Rhian (9 March 2020). "Lewis Capaldi gave Rita Ora new single 'How To Be Lonely' because he was "shite" at singing it". NME. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. Wass, Mike (13 March 2020). "Rita Ora Returns With New Single "How To Be Lonely"". Idolator. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. Fenwick, George (11 March 2020). "Rita Ora and Pussycat Dolls lead Sport Relief 2020 musical line-up". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rita Ora – How To Be Lonely". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. https://listen.tidal.com/album/133108051/credits
  7. "Ultratop.be – Rita Ora – How to Be Lonely" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. "Croatia ARC TOP 100" (in Croatian). HRT. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Rita Ora". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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