"The Loneliest Time" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. The fourth single from Jepsen's sixth studio album of the same name, it was released on October 7, 2022, by 604, Schoolboy, and Interscope Records. The song was written by Jepsen, Kyle Shearer, and Nate Cyphert, and produced by Kyle Shearer.
Critical reception Rankings +Year-end rankings for "The Loneliest Time" Publication ListRank CrackCrack Magazine's Top 25 Tracks of 2022Coup De MainCoup De Main's Best Songs of 2022Rolling StoneRolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2022The FADERThe FADER's 100 Best Songs of 2022The Needle DropThe Needle Drop's Top 50 Songs of 2022BillboardBillboard's 100 Best Songs of 2022
Personnel
Vocals: Carly Rae Jepsen, Rufus Wainwright Background vocals: Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert Songwriting: Carly Rae Jepsen, Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert Production: Kyle Shearer Bass, Drums, Synthesizer: Kyle Shearer Violin: Elizabeth Lamb, Emily Kohavi, Cassie Morrow, Avery Bright Cello: Cara Fox
Strings arrangement: Cody Fry Programming: Kyle Shearer Engineering: Kyle Shearer, James Krausse, Jared Fox Mixing: James Krausse Mastering: Emily Lazar Assistant mastering: Chris Allgood
Charts + Chart performance for "The Loneliest Time" Chart (2022) Peakposition Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan) 16
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