"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]
| "Loneliest Time of Year" | ||||
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 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 | ||||
Release
editMabel 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
editIn his review for Idolator, Mike Wass called it a "wonderfully miserable" and "refreshingly realistic Christmas song".[8]
Track listing
edit- 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- 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
Charts
edit| Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 11 |
| Scotland (OCC)[11] | 57 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 78 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Album Loneliest Time of Year, Mabel". Qobuz. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ @Mabel (19 November 2019). "Doesn't matter if I manage to get all the things on my list 🖤✨" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @Mabel (20 November 2019). "Loneliest Time Of Year. Out Friday ✨" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mabel(@mabel) on TikTok: Loneliest Time Of Year. Out Friday ✨ #christmas". TikTok. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Magnocavallo, Fabio (22 November 2019). "Little Mix & Mabel Release Their First-Ever Christmas Singles This Week". Inquisitr. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ @Mabel (22 November 2019). "Loneliest Time Of Year out now 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. Thanku to my studio fam @Tre @MNEK @KamilleXX 🎄" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvrAJsHLIh/?igshid=mgwb9ewh3wmi [dead link]
- ^ Wass, Mike (24 November 2019). "Mabel Isn't Feeling Very Festive On 'Loneliest Time Of The Year'". Idolator. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Loneliest Time of Year - Single by Mabel". iTunes Store. 20 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 December 2019.