You're Not Alone (Owl City song)

"You're Not Alone"
Promotional single by Owl City featuring Britt Nicole
from the album Mobile Orchestra
Released	October 7, 2014
Genre	Dance-pop electropop[1]
Length	3:55
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Adam Young
Producer(s)	Young

"You're Not Alone" is a song by American electronica project Owl City. The song features American vocalist and songwriter Britt Nicole. It was released on October 7, 2014, as a promotional single from his fifth studio album, Mobile Orchestra.^[2]

Background

Owl City announced the release date of the song on September 29, 2014, along with another track, "Tokyo".^[3] Young stated that the song is about "being alone in a crowd" and that the message is how "we've all been there and you're not the only person to go through that."^[4] A lyrics video for the track was released on October 8, 2014.^[5]

Composition

Written and produced by Young, the track runs at 84 BPM and is in the key of D-sharp major.^[6] Young's range in the song spans from the notes Eb3 to C5.^[7] According to an interview with Power 88 FM radio, the song was inspired after Young read a news report online about a Sudanese woman, who was sentenced to death for her Christian beliefs, but was later rescued.^[8] Speaking about working with Britt Nicole on the song, he stated;

"I feel like 'You're Not Alone' with Britt Nicole would have been no where as good without her fingerprints all over it. She added something so special to the song that I could have never done had I just sang the whole thing myself. She was so easy to work with."^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Cross Rhythms	[1]

Tony Cummings of Cross Rhythms gave a positive review for the song. He called the collaboration "a brilliant idea" and the track the "perfect pop single." He remarked, "The duo have come up with one of the prettiest mid-tempo tracks."^[1]

Personnel

Owl City Adam Young – vocals Additional musicians Britt Nicole – additional vocals, featured artist Bryan Fowler – guitar Jasper Nephew – guitar

Production Joshua Crosby – vocal producer Bryan Fowler – assistant mixing engineer Ted Jensen – mastering engineer Jerrico Scroggins – assistant mixing engineer Christopher Stevens – mixing, programming

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "You're Not Alone" Chart (2014–15) Peak position UK Cross Rhythms Weekly Chart[10] 10 US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[11] 5 US Christian AC (Billboard)[12] 18

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "You're Not Alone" Chart (2014) Position US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[13] 86 Year-end chart performance for "You're Not Alone" Chart (2015) Position US Christian CHR Songs (Billboard)[14] 26

References

1. Tony Cummings (November 8, 2014). "Review: Owl City - You're Not Alone (ft. Britt Nicole)". Cross Rhythms. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
2. "You're Not Alone - Single by Owl City". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
3. "Owl City - You're Not Alone & Tokyo (Announcement)". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
4. "Owl City - You're Not Alone (Commentary)". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
5. Kriston McConnell (October 9, 2014). "Lyric Video: Owl City 'You're Not Alone' Feat. Britt Nicole". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
6. "Key and BPM of You're Not Alone by Owl City". Musicstax.com. July 10, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
7. "Owl City "You're Not Alone" Sheet Music". Musicnotes. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
8. "The Story behind Owl City's song You're Not Alone (Featuring Britt Nicole)". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
9. Elise Cleary (July 6, 2015). "Exclusive Interview With Adam Young From Owl City About The New Album". Godtube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
10. "Cross Rhythms Top Ten: Week Beginning 4 January 2015". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
11. "Owl City – Chart History: Christian Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
12. "Owl City – Chart History: Christian AC Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
13. "Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
14. "Hot Christian CHR Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.