"Lonely If You Are" is a song recorded by American

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singer

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. It is the lead single to his fourth studio album '' The Album''. Rice wrote the song with Lindsay Rimes and Hunter Phelps, and co-produced it with

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Content and history

Rice released the single in mid-2019. He wrote the song with Lindsay Rimes and Hunter Phelps. Featuring mainly

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as the accompaniment, the song is described by Rice as "telling this special girl that even though we might not officially be together right now, 'go ahead, have a good time with your friends...but when that all fades away, give me a call. I’ll be there.'" Rice promoted the song on an episode of '' The Bachelor'' on January 27, 2020. In the episode, Victoria Fuller attends a concert performed by Rice, whom she had previously dated. At the time of the episode, Rice was unaware that she would be in it. This episode led to a rumor that Rice wrote the song about Fuller, which he denied. Reid Long directed the

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, which was filmed at 20 Monroe Live, a music venue in

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. In it, several children portray the roles of Rice, his band, and his fans.

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References

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