Owner of a Lonely Heart

"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Single by Yes
from the album 90125
B-side	"Our Song"
Released	28 October 1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Dance-rock; electronic rock; progressive pop; new wave;
Length	4:27 (album version); 3:50 (single version); 7:05 (extended remix);
Label	Atco
Songwriter(s)	Trevor Rabin; Jon Anderson; Chris Squire; Trevor Horn;
Producer(s)	Trevor Horn
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"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by British progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album, 90125 (1983), and was released on 28 October 1983. Written primarily by guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin, contributions were made to the final version by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, and producer Trevor Horn.

It was a commercial success in the United States, becoming the band's only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and its Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In 1984, the song was ranked No. 8 on the US year-end chart. The single was reissued various times throughout the 1980s and 1990s with different remix versions and B-sides.^[6]

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.
^ "Yes > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2012. 'Owner of a Lonely Heart', displaying a stripped-down modern dance-rock sound
^ Molanphy, Chris (14 April 2023). "The British Are Charting Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ Rolling Stone Staff (17 September 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" perfectly merging Yes' prog ambitions with Horn's cutting-edge sonics and pop smarts.
^ Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Sarm Studios, London: November 25, 1984". Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.
^ "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Yes official site. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2006.

[1] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.

[2] "Yes > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2012. 'Owner of a Lonely Heart', displaying a stripped-down modern dance-rock sound

[3] Molanphy, Chris (14 April 2023). "The British Are Charting Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[RS_1984-4] Rolling Stone Staff (17 September 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" perfectly merging Yes' prog ambitions with Horn's cutting-edge sonics and pop smarts.

[Matos_2020-5] Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Sarm Studios, London: November 25, 1984". Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.

[6] "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Yes official site. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2006.

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