Alone (Heart song)
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| Single by Heart from the album Bad Animals |
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| B-side | "Barracuda" (live) | ||||
| Released | May 1987 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | Capitol | ||||
| Writer(s) | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | ||||
| Producer | Ron Nevison | ||||
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| Single by Céline Dion from the album Taking Chances |
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| Released | May 5, 2008 | ||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||
| Genre | Pop / Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:24 | ||||
| Label | Columbia, Epic | ||||
| Writer(s) | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | ||||
| Producer | Ben Moody | ||||
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"Alone" is a song composed in 1983 by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was first recorded by American rock band Heart in 1987.
Steinberg and Kelly were also responsible for writing three other number-one U.S. hits in the 1980s: for Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and The Bangles.
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[edit] Heart version
The song was given to Heart and was released as the first single from their ninth studio album Bad Animals. Heart's version is a power ballad which begins with a piano line and a subdued vocal from Ann Wilson, only to build to a dramatic love song. "Alone" is Heart's biggest hit, spending three weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is also their most successful single in the UK, where it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Paula Abdul was choreographer for the video.
[edit] Céline Dion version
Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 Taking Chances album. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom and Ireland. "Eyes on Me" was released as the second single in the United Kingdom and Ireland instead.
"Alone" was produced by Ben Moody, ex-member of Evanescence. The music video was taken from Dion's CBS TV special and released in early March 2008.[1]
Dion performed "Alone" in various TV shows, during her promotional tour for the Taking Chances album, in November and December 2007. Because of that and due to digital download sales, the song debuted in November 2007 at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart. For the same reason, after selling 12,535 copies, it entered the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number 24 and Canadian Hot 100 at number 57.
Officially "Alone" debuted on radio in Sweden in December 2007.[2] The next month it entered the Swedish Singles Chart, due to strong digital sales, and peaked at number 52.[3]
The song premiered on other European radio sations in January 2008. Céline Dion promoted "Alone" at that time in France, performing it on Star Academy. In France, it was released simultaneously with "A cause," featured on D'elles. "Alone" was also serviced to radio in Canada (at the end of March) and United States (in mid-April).
The digital single release in the UK and Ireland on May 5, 2008 was coincided with the British leg of the Taking Chances Tour. The cover of the digital single uses photo taken during the D'elles photoshoot.
[edit] Formats and track listings
UK digital single
- "Alone" – 3:24
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Hot 100[4] | 57 |
| Canadian Hot Digital Downloads[5] | 25 |
| Swedish Airplay Chart[6] | 12 |
| Swedish Digital Chart[7] | 50 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 85 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under[9] | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100[10] | 86 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs[11] | 81 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Canadian AC Chart[12] | 12 |
| French Top 100 Airplay[13] | 72 |
| Norwegian Airplay Chart[14] | 48 |
| Polish National Top 50[15] | 7 |
| Quebec Top 5 BDS[16] | 5 |
| Quebec Top 10 Radio Correspondents[17] | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[18] | 52 |
[edit] Other versions
- The Australian singer Robert Forster covered this song on his 1995 album I Had a New York Girlfriend.
- The Finnish Progressive Metal band Warmen covered this song for their 2002 album Beyond Abilities. The vocals were provided by Kimberly Goss.
- A dance-pop version of the song was recorded by Kim Sozzi in 2006.
- Carrie Underwood, Carly Smithson, Ramiele Malubay and Gina Glocksen have all covered this song on their live performances on American Idol. Carrie Underwood's performance received a standing ovation by the audience and an outstanding appraisal by all three judges of the show, even leading Simon Cowell to predict that not only would she win this show but that she would also sell more records than any other previous American Idol winner. Underwood's performance of "Alone" has also been considered to be one of the best performances by any contestant in American Idol's history. Carly Smithson's live performance was also praised by the judges. Ramiele Malubay's live version, on the contrary, disappointed the judges partly because of her sickness. In turn Ramiele Malubay's studio version was the 2nd most downloaded cut for that's week's American Idol performances studio versions on iTunes, behind David Cook's "Billie Jean" performance.
[edit] Appearances in other media
- The song is featured at the end of the Cold Case episode called "Lonely Hearts."
- A cover version of the song is featured in the video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol
- "Alone" is sampled in the 2003 electronic song "Keep it Up" by J&R Project.
- Jill Gioia performed "Alone" on elimination night in week 5 of Rock Star: Supernova, on which she received a standing ovation from the audience and the members of the band-to-be.
[edit] References
- ^ Celine's "Alone" Music Video - Now Inside TeamCeline!. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
- ^ Sweden Top 20 Chart. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ Swedish charts. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ^ Canadian Hot 100
- ^ DIGITAL : Top 50
- ^ Swedish Airplay Chart
- ^ Swedish Digital Chart
- ^ The Official UK Charts
- ^ Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
- ^ Pop 100
- ^ Hot Digital Songs
- ^ Canadian AC Chart
- ^ French Top 100 Airplay
- ^ Norwegian Airplay Chart
- ^ Polish National Top 50
- ^ Quebec Top 5 BDS
- ^ Quebec Top 10 Radio Correspondants
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart
| Preceded by "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 11, 1987- July 25, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Shakedown" by Bob Seger |
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