"Alone, Pt. II" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker and American singer-songwriter Ava Max, released by Sony Music on 27 December 2019. It is a sequel to Walker's single "Alone" (2016). Many remixes of the song were published, among which those by Rave Republic, Toby Romeo, RetroVision, Da Tweekaz, and one by Alex Skrindo, in collaboration with Sebastian Wibe. Much like the original, "Alone, Pt. II" also garnered critical acclaim. The song reached the top 10 in Belgium, The Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, and Romania. A sequel to the song titled "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" was released on 28 September 2023.
Critical reception Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised the song, stating that it "demonstrates the evolution of Walker’s production techniques". He also described Max's vocals as "a moment designed for glass-clinking, unified swaying and other forms of party camaraderie".
Music videos The official music video of the song was uploaded on Walker's YouTube channel on 27 December 2019. It is the sequel to the video of Walker's 2016 single "Alone". The Kristian Berg directed video was filmed in the Vietnamese province of Quảng Bình between 2 and 10 April 2019, in locations such as the Sơn Đoòng cave, Tróoc river, Chay river, Tra Ang bridge, Doong village, En cave and Nuoc Nut cave. A second video, also directed by Kristian Berg, was released on 17 February 2020, and was filmed live at the Château de Fontainebleau castle in France. As of April 2025, the video has amassed over 431 million views and 5.8 million likes.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Alan Walker – producer, songwriting, programmer Ava Max – vocals, songwriting Erik Smaaland – producer, songwriting Henry Walter – songwriting, vocal producer, co-producer, background vocals Markus Arnbekk – songwriting, background vocals, co-producer, guitar, programmer Carl Hovind – songwriting, co-producer, programmer Fredrik Borch Olsen – songwriting Gunnar Greve – songwriting, executive producer Alexander Standal Pavelich – songwriting, guitar Halvor Folstad – songwriting Dag Holtan-Hartwig – songwriting Moa Pettersson Hammar – songwriting Øyvind Sauvik – songwriting Big Fred – co-producer, programmer Jakob Emtestam – executive producer Sören von Malmborg – mastering engineer, mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2020–2021) Peakposition Croatia (HRT) 26 Greece (IFPI) 95 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 26 Romania (Airplay 100) 3 South Korea (Circle) 45
+ Chart (2025) Peakposition Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)33
+ Chart (2026) Peakposition Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)35
Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 26 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 25 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 64 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 61 Hungary (Single Top 40) 79 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 44 Poland (ZPAV) 27 Romania (Airplay 100) 14 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 47 Chart (2021) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 33
Chart (2022) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 70
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