Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone (Trace Adkins song)

"Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
Single by Trace Adkins
from the album Big Time
B-side	"Wayfaring Stranger"[1]
Released	February 24, 1998[2]
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Country
Length	3:08 (album version)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Jody Alan Sweet, Mary Danna
Producer(s)	Scott Hendricks
Trace Adkins singles chronology
"The Rest of Mine" (1997) "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" (1998) "Big Time" (1998)

"Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" is a song written by Jody Alan Sweet and Mary Danna and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in February 1998 the second single from his album Big Time, as well as his sixth single overall.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman, and features Adkins walking around the city of Atlanta seeing the memory of his former lover everywhere he goes, including seeing her as a giant. Among the venues identiiable in the video are a MARTA station, the Fox Theatre and the Georgia state capitol.

Chart performance

This song peaked at number 11 on the Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S. and at number 10 on Canada's RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]	12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	65
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	72

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. AOL Music profile for "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3540." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 4, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
4. "Trace Adkins – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Trace Adkins.
5. "Trace Adkins – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Trace Adkins.
6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
7. "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics