For the Lonely

"For The Lonely"
Single by Sweetbox
from the album Classified
Released	2000
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Label	BMG, RCA
Writer(s)	Geo, Jade Villalon, Morricone
Producer(s)	Roberto Geo Rosan
Sweetbox chronology "Trying To Be Me" (2000) "For The Lonely" (2000) "Boyfriend" (2001) Alternative Cover

For The Lonely is the second single by Sweetbox from the album Classified, with Jade Villalon as a frontwoman.^[1][2] The song is based on a theme from "La Califfa" by Ennio Morricone.^[3]

One of its remixes can be found on the compilation albums Best of Sweetbox (2005),^[4] The Greatest Hits (2005),^[5] another remix that is found on the single can also be found on the remix albums Best of 12" Collection (2006)^[6] & Best of Remix 1995-2006 (2006),^[7] and on Complete Best (2008).^[8] Another remix from the single can be found on the 4th disc (digital download version) of Greatest Hits (2007),^[9][10] as well as some newer remixes never before released. A remix titled "For The Lonely (Dub's Lonely Dub)" can be found on the album Sweet Reggae Mix (2008),^[11] and lastly, a demo version can be found on the albums Raw Treasures Volume 1 (2005)^[12] and Rare Tracks (2008).^[13]

Track listing

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"For The Lonely"	3:14
2.	"For The Lonely (Geo's Remix)"	3:27
3.	"Snippets From The Album"	5:27
4.	"For The Lonely (No Drum Mix)"	3:13
5.	"For The Lonely (Instrumental)"	3:14

Ireland Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"For The Lonely (James Khari UK Radio Edition)"	3:14

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"For The Lonely"	3:14
2.	"For The Lonely (Geo's Remix)"	3:27
3.	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Jade's Version)"	3:10
4.	"For The Lonely (No Drum Mix)"	3:13
5.	"For The Lonely (Instrumental)"	3:14

Official Versions
No.	Title	Length
1.	"For The Lonely (From Classified)"	3:14
2.	"For The Lonely (Geo's Remix) (From Best Of 12" Collection)"	3:27
3.	"For The Lonely (Unreleased Demo) (From Raw Treasures Vol#1)"	2:25
4.	"For The Lonely (No Drum Mix) (From Greatest Hits)"	3:13
5.	"For The Lonely (Jiggy Joint Remix) (From Greatest Hits)"	4:24
6.	"For The Lonely (Even Sweeter) (From Best Of Sweetbox)"	3:43
7.	"For The Lonely (Instrumental) (From For The Lonely Single)"	3:14
8.	"For The Lonely (Live Piano Version) (From Rare Tracks)"	5:13
9.	"For The Lonely (Dub's Lonely Dub) (From Sweet Reggae Mix)"	5:40
10.	"For The Lonely (Live in Seoul) (From Live in Seoul)"	3:52

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	84

Sources

1. Sweetbox Nation Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
2. For The Lonely single at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
3. Classified album liner notes (Retrieved on October 11th, 2011)
4. Best of Sweetbox at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
5. The Greatest Hits at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
6. Best of 12" Collection 1995-2006 at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
7. Best of Remix 1995-2006 at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
8. Complete Best at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
9. Greatest Hits at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
10. Greatest Hits at Facebook Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
11. Sweet Reggae Mix at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
12. Raw Treasures Volume 1 at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
13. Rare Tracks at Discogs Retrieved on October 11th, 2011
14. "Musicline.de – Sweetbox Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Sweetbox – For the Lonely". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics