"Alone" is a single by American DJ and record producer Marshmello. It was first released in May 2016,[2] then later released as a digital download on June 17, 2016 on iTunes and for streaming on Spotify. Upon its release, it charted on the Canadian Hot 100 at 56 and US Billboard Hot 100 at 60, and its music video has received over 2.5 billion views as of May 2024 on YouTube. In February 2019, it reached a new peak of 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 following Marshmello playing a virtual live concert in the video game Fortnite.[3] It is also the first and only Monstercat song to be certified Platinum (or higher) by the RIAA.
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| Single by Marshmello | ||||
| from the album Cataclysm | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
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| Label | Monstercat | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Christopher Comstock | |||
| Producer(s) | Marshmello | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Alone" on YouTube | ||||
| Alone (The Remixes) | ||||
 Alone (The Remixes) cover | ||||
Music video
editThe music video for "Alone" was released on July 2, 2016 on both Marshmello and Monstercat's YouTube channels. It is the 26th most liked YouTube video.
The music video was filmed at The Pegasus School in California.The video shows Marshmello being bullied by his fellow schoolmates. A sympathetic classmate goes to his house after school, but sees him creating music. She decides to record and share a video of her findings and Marshmello becomes more popular overnight. The video ends with Marshmello taking out his DJ controller, a Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2, and stirring up a dance party in his classroom.
During the video, Marshmello is shown placing a rat in a cage with the label "Joel" on the front. This is reference to Canadian electronic music producer and DJ Joel "deadmau5" Zimmerman. The reason behind this joke was a series of tweets posted by the Canadian DJ blasting Marshmello for his "poor music" and calling his followers "brain-dead sheep". Marshmello responded jokingly asking if deadmau5 wanted to have a basketball match and the loser would buy dinner, after which, the Canadian DJ deleted all of his tweets that disputed Marshmello.
A Fortnite music video was released on October 14, 2019 on Marshmello's YouTube channel.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Alone" | 4:33 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[20] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | May 13, 2016 | Digital download | Original | Monstercat | [2] |
| August 25, 2016 | Remixes EP | [4] |
References
edit- ^ Medved, Matt. "Listen to Marshmello's New Single 'Alone' on Monstercat". Billboard.
- ^ a b c "Alone - Single by Marshmello on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Trust, Gary (February 11, 2019). "Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' Spends Third Week Atop Billboard Hot 100, Marshmello Makes Fortnite-Fueled Flight to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Alone (The Remixes) - EP by Marshmello on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Marshmello Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Chris Dotcom Marshmello Comstock Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Chris Dotcom Marshmello Comstock Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 7, 15 februari 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Chris Dotcom Marshmello Comstock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Chris Dotcom Marshmello Comstock Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Marshmello – Alone". Music Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Marshmello – Alone" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Marshmello – Alone". Radioscope. Retrieved December 21, 2024. Type Alone in the "Search:" field.
- ^ "Spanish single certifications – Marshmello – Alone". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "British single certifications – Marshmello – Alone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Marshmello – Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 2, 2024.