"Another Lonely Night" is a song recorded by American singer

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for his third studio album, ''

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'' (2015). It was released in October 2015 as the album's second single, and has charted at number 5 in the Polish Airplay Top 100 and 35 on the Dutch Top 40. It was serviced to US radio in November 2015 and an official remix package was released to digital retailers on December 4, 2015.

Background

Another Lonely Night is the second single from his album ''

.'' It was written by Lambert,

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and Ali Payami, and produced by Martin and Payami. Payami performs bass, keyboards and percussion and programming on the record, while Sterling Fox provides background vocals; both his and Lambert's vocals were edited by Peter Carlsson, with engineering came from Sam Holland with assistance from Cory Bice and assistant mastering engineering from Randy Merrill.

Critical reception

''Entertainment Focus'' noted that the song "gives more than a passing nod to the 80s." ''The New York Times'' commended its "strategic restraint" and said that it "could have come from the ''Top Gun'' soundtrack."

Music video

The music video premiered on October 9, 2015 and is directed by

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. It depicts everyday events in the lives of four individuals in

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: one employed as a singer in a nightclub, one as a chorus girl, one as a wedding officiant, and one as a male stripper. Each character performs for tourists but is depicted as lonely in their personal lives (though some have pets). One of the four individuals who star in the video is

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, a

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actress.

Live performances

The first live performance after the release as the second single was at

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on October 10, 2015. A few days later Lambert performed the song on the seven season of ''The X Factor'' Australia on October 20, 2015. Donning an animal-print jacket and a pompadour hairstyle, Lambert evoked the Elvis-impersonator character he had played in the "Another Lonely Night" video. Lambert performed the song during ''

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Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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