"Alone, Pt. II" is a song by British-Norwegian record producer and DJ

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and American singer

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, released by

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on 27 December 2019. It is a sequel to Walker's single " Alone" (2016). A sequel to the song, named Better Of (Alone, Pt. III), featuring

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, will be released on 28 September, 2023. Many remixes of the song were published, among which those by Rave Republic, Toby Romeo, RetroVision, Da Tweekaz, and one by Alex Skrindo, in collaboration with Sebastian Wibe. Much like the original, "Alone, Pt. II" also garnered critical acclaim. The song reached the top 10 in Belgium, The Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, and Romania.

Critical reception

Jason Lipshutz of ''Billboard'' praised the song, stating that it "demonstrates the evolution of Walker’s production techniques". He also described Max's vocals as "a moment designed for glass-clinking, unified swaying and other forms of party camaraderie".

Music video

The official music video of the song was uploaded on Walker's

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channel on 27 December 2019. It is the sequel to the video of Walker's 2016 single " Alone". The Kristian Berg directed video was filmed in the

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ese province of Quảng Bình between 2 and 10 April 2019, in locations such as the

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, Tróoc river, Chay river, Tra Ang bridge, Doong village, En cave and Nuoc Nut cave. A second video, also directed by Kristian Berg, was released on 17 February 2020, and was filmed live at the

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castle in France. As of July 2023, the video has amassed over 320 million views and 5.1 million likes.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– producer, songwriting, programmer *

– vocals, songwriting * Erik Smaaland – producer, songwriting * Henry Walter – songwriting, vocal producer, co-producer, background vocals * Markus Arnbekk – songwriting, background vocals, co-producer, guitar, programmer * Carl Hovind – songwriting, co-producer, programmer * Fredrik Borch Olsen – songwriting *

Gunnar Greve Gunnar Greve Pettersen (born 9 March 1982), professionally known as Gunnar Greve, is a Norwegian talent manager, producer, singer, songwriter and record executive. Greve is one of the most well-known figures in the Norwegian industry, primarily kn ...

– songwriting, executive producer * Alexander Standal Pavelich – songwriting, guitar * Halvor Folstad – songwriting * Dag Holtan-Hartwig – songwriting * Moa Pettersson Hammar – songwriting *

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– songwriting * Big Fred – co-producer, programmer * Jakob Emtestam – executive producer *

Sören von Malmborg Sören von Malmborg is a Swedish mixing and mastering engineer. He has worked with artists and songwriters such as Avicii, Alan Walker, Kygo, NONONO, Seeb, Vargas & Lagola, Tove Lo, A$AP Rocky, Noonie Bao, and Dagny. Von Malmborg worked with ...

– mastering engineer, mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

2019 singles 2019 songs Alan Walker (music producer) songs Ava Max songs Sequel songs Number-one singles in Belgium Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Songs written by Alan Walker (music producer) Songs written by Gunnar Greve Song recordings produced by Cirkut Songs written by Ava Max {{2019-single-stub