"When I'm Alone" is a single from Catching a Tiger, American folk rock singer Lissie's debut album. The song was written in London with Jim Irvin and Julian Emery, who also collaborated with Lissie on the singles "In Sleep" and "Cuckoo". It was released on June 18, 2010 for digital download and serves as the debut single in the UK & Ireland.

"When I'm Alone"
Single by Lissie
from the album Catching a Tiger
ReleasedJune 18, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:40
LabelColumbia, Fat Possum
Songwriter(s)Elisabeth Maurus, Jim Irvin, Julian Emery
Producer(s)Jacquire King
Lissie singles chronology
"In Sleep"
(2010)
"When I'm Alone"
(2010)
"Cuckoo"
(2010)

In December 2010 it was selected as iTunes UK's Song Of The Year.

The song was also featured in the end credits of the 2014 comedy Dumb and Dumber To, starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels and also in episode 10 of third season on Loudermilk tv series.

Track listing

edit
iTunes digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."When I'm Alone"3:40

Chart performance

edit

"When I'm Alone" entered the UK Singles Chart on June 27, 2010, at number 55, it dropped to number 68 the next week and in its third week to dropped to number 92.

Chart (2010–2011) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[2] 42
Norway (VG-lista)[3] 2
Scotland (OCC)[4] 47
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 73
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 55

Certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[7] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

edit
  1. ^ "When I'm Alone: Lissie: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  2. ^ "Lissie – When I'm Alone" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lissie – When I'm Alone". VG-lista.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lissie – When I'm Alone". Swiss Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Lissie: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Norwegian single certifications" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved August 23, 2020.