Loneliest Time of Year
| "Loneliest Time of Year" | ||||
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| File:Mabel - Loneliest Time of Year.png Original cover. The re-release uses the same photo but in greyscale. | ||||
| Single by Mabel | ||||
| from the EP Christmas | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2019 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "Loneliest Time of Year" on YouTube | ||||
"Loneliest Time of Year" is a Christmas song by English singer Mabel, released by Polydor Records on 22 November 2019. It was written by Mabel, MNEK, Tre Jean-Marie, Nayla Nyassa and Camille Purcell, and produced by Sillkey and Tre Jean-Marie.[1]
Release
[edit | edit source]Mabel first teased "Loneliest Time of Year" on Twitter on 19 November 2019 by posting the lyrics, "Doesn't matter if I manage to get all the things on my list".[2] She shared its accompanying cover art on social media and a short snippet of the song on TikTok the following day.[3][4] The cover art is a polaroid of the singer wearing a plaid winter coat and Supreme winter hat in front of a snow backdrop.[5] Upon the single's release on 22 November 2019, Mabel wrote, "Important to remember that what can be the best time of year for some can be the loneliest time of year for someone else so be kind and take care of each other this Christmas."[6] One year later, Mabel announced on 18 November 2020 via social media that she was going to re-release the song along with a cover of the song "I'll Be Home for Christmas" on 20 November 2020.[7]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]In his review for Idolator, Mike Wass called it a "wonderfully miserable" and "refreshingly realistic Christmas song".[8]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- Digital download (2019)
- "Loneliest Time of Year" – 3:22
- Digital download (2020)[9]
- "Loneliest Time of Year" – 3:22
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 3:15
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Mabel – vocals
- Sillkey – production, drums, keyboards, piano, bass, synthesizer
- Tre Jean-Marie – production, drums, engineering, guitar, keyboards, strings, synthesizer, programming, background vocals
- MNEK – vocal production
- Matt Zara – guitar
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Credits adapted from Qobuz.[1]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 11 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[11] | 57 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 78 |
References
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- ^ "Mabel %5BUK%5D – Loneliest Time of Year" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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External links
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