Lonely Together

Lore & Background

Ora performed "Lonely Together" at 538 Koningsdag festival in the Netherlands, a week after Avicii's death. She dedicated her performance to the DJ and held a moment of silence. On 27 May, at BBC's Biggest Weekend, she also paid tribute to Avicii. The music video of the song was directed by Levan Tsikurishvili; the Avicii biographical documentary Avicii: True Stories was directed by Levan Akin. Oren Soffer served as cinematographer. At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards the video was nominated for Best Dance Video and nominated for Best Visual Effects.

In Their Own Story

The music video was directed by Levan Tsikurishvili, who also directed the Avicii biographical documentary Avicii: True Stories. Oren Soffer served as cinematographer. At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated for Best Visual Effects and won for Best Dance Video. Ora performed the song at 538 Koningsdag festival in the Netherlands a week after Avicii's death, dedicating the performance to him and holding a moment of silence. She also paid tribute to Avicii on 27 May at BBC's Biggest Weekend.

Reader's Guide

The song was released on 11 August 2017 as the second single from Avicii's EP, Avīci (01). A remix EP was released on 17 November 2017. Track listings include: Digital download – "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) – 3:01; Digital download – acoustic – "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (acoustic) – 3:01; Digital download – remixes – "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (Alan Walker remix) – 2:59, (DJ Licious remix) – 3:04, (Jaded remix) – 3:36, (Dexter remix) – 3:03. The song was later included on Ora's second studio album, Phoenix (2018).

Did You Know?

• "Lonely Together" was released on 11 August 2017 as the second single from Avicii's EP, Avīci (01).
• It was the last single Avicii released during his lifetime, before his death in 2018.
• The music video was directed by Levan Tsikurishvili; the Avicii documentary Avicii: True Stories was directed by Levan Akin.
• At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated for Best Dance Video and nominated for Best Visual Effects.
• Rita Ora performed the song at 538 Koningsdag festival in the Netherlands a week after Avicii's death, dedicating the performance to him and holding a moment of silence.