"Lonely Together" is a song by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring English singer Rita Ora. The song was released on 11 August 2017 as the second single from Avicii's EP, Avīci (01). A remix EP was released on 17 November 2017. "Lonely Together" was the last single Avicii released during his lifetime, before his death in 2018. The song was later included on Ora's second studio album, Phoenix (2018).
Live performances Ora performed "Lonely Together" at 538 Koningsdag festival in the Netherlands, a week after Avicii's death. She dedicated her performance to the DJ and held a moment of silence. On 27 May, at BBC's Biggest Weekend, she also paid tribute to Avicii.
Music video The music video of the song was directed by Levan Tsikurishvili, who directed Avicii biographical documentary Avicii: True Stories. Oren Soffer served as cinematographer. At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards the video was nominated for Best Visual Effects and won for Best Dance Video.
Track listings Digital download "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) – 3:01
Digital download – acoustic "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (acoustic) – 3:01
Digital download – remixes "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (Alan Walker remix) – 2:59 "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (DJ Licious remix) – 3:04 "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (Jaded remix) – 3:36 "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (Dexter remix) – 3:03
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Australia Dance (ARIA) 2 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 25 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard) 8 Greece International (IFPI) 94 Latvia (DigiTop100) 19 Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20) 10 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) 13 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) 55 Romania (Romanian Airplay 100) 56 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 3 Slovenia (SloTop50) 32 Venezuela (Monitor Latino Anglo) 10
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Stream Top 40) 36 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 45 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 77 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 43 Chart (2018) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 28 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 20 Hungary (Single Top 40) 64 Portugal (AFP) 167 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 26 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 42
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Version Label Various 11 August 2017 Digital download Original 27 October 2017 Acoustic United States 31 October 2017 Top 40 radio Original Interscope Various 17 November 2017 Digital download Remixes EP Italy 15 December 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original Universal
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