Nobody Wants to Be Lonely

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
Single by Ricky Martin with Christina Aguilera
from the album Sound Loaded
Released	January 16, 2001
Format	CD single, Cassette
Recorded	June 2000 (album version) December 6, 2000 (duet with Aguilera)[1]
Genre	R&B Latin pop
Length	5:05 (album version) 3:59 (radio edit) 4:11 (duet version)
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Desmond Child, Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr
Producer(s)	Walter Afanasieff
Ricky Martin singles chronology "She Bangs" (2000) "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (2001) "Loaded" (2001) Christina Aguilera singles chronology "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" (2000) "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (2001) "Falsas Esperanzas" (2001) Music video "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" on YouTube

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" is the second single from Ricky Martin's second English album, Sound Loaded, released on January 16, 2001. Ricky Martin also recorded this single in Spanish entitled "Sólo Quiero Amarte" ("I Only Want to Love You"). Another version of the song was recorded as a duet with Christina Aguilera. This duet version was later included on three of Martin's compilations: The Best of Ricky Martin, 17 and 17: Greatest Hits, and the international version of Aguilera's greatest hits album, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits.

Music videos

Two music videos were directed by Wayne Isham^[2] prior to Christmas in late December 2000, aired on January 15, 2001. One music video is set to the English-language duet 'Nobody Wants to Be Lonely', while the other is set to the Spanish-language solo 'Sólo Quiero Amarte'. The video to 'Nobody Wants to Be Lonely' features Christina Aguilera while 'Sólo Quiero Amarte' shows her in a cameo appearance.

Chart performance

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" is one of the first major single releases to not have a commercial CD single in the United States. Although songs had been allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 without single releases since late 1998, (and one song, Aaliyah's "Try Again" had actually hit number one, followed by "Lady Marmalade", which also featured Aguilera) most major single releases by major artists still released singles at the time, especially high-profile songs such as this. With this single being toted as one of the most high-profile duets that year, the music community was then understandably shocked when it was announced that no CD or CD maxi-single would be released for the song.

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" peaked at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, thanks to its top ten peak on the Hot 100 Airplay.^[3] The Spanish-language version of the song, entitled "Solo Quiero Amarte", reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs (for four weeks), Latin Pop Songs (seven weeks) and Tropical Songs (two weeks).

The single became a top ten hit in most countries, peaking at number one in New Zealand (for two weeks), number four in the United Kingdom and number six in Australia, among others. It was also certified Gold in Australia, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.

Awards

The song was nominated at the 44th Grammy Awards in the category of Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, but lost out to "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" won an ALMA Award for the Outstanding Music Video.

Formats and track listings

Argentinian promotional CD single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" – 5:04 Australian CD maxi-single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Robbie Rivera's Smooth Mix) – 7:37 "She Bangs" (Obadam's Spanglish Radio Edit) – 3:59 European CD single / US 7" single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59 European CD maxi-single #1 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" – 5:04 "She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (Spanish) – 7:28 European CD maxi-single #2 / Asian CD maxi-single' "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Robbie Rivera's Smooth Mix) – 7:37 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Video) – 4:07 European 12" single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Robbie Rivera's Diskofied Mix) – 8:10 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Robbie Rivera's Smooth Mix) – 7:37 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59

Japanese CD maxi-single "Loaded" – 3:53 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59 UK cassette single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) - 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) - 3:59 UK CD maxi-single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) – 4:11 "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) – 3:59 "Private Emotion (with Meja) – 4:01 US promotional CD single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) (Jazzy's Remix Edit) – 4:00 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) (Jazzy's Remix) – 4:58 US promotional 12" single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) (Boris and Beck Extended Mix) – 7:57 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) (Boris and Beck Radio Edit) – 4:05 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) (Boris and Beck Dub Mix) – 6:46 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) (Boris and Beck Mix Show Edit) – 5:55

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 16 Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[8] 6 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 6 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[10] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 4 Finland (Finnish Top 50 Hits)[12] 2 Finland (Finnish Airplay Chart)[12] 1 France (SNEP)[13] 28 Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 12 Italy (FIMI)[16] 2 Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[17] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[21] 5 Poland (National Airplay Chart)[22] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[23] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[24] 8 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 2 Spain (Top 40 Radio)[26] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[29] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[30] 13 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[31] 3 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 27 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[33] "Sólo Quiero Amarte" 1 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[34] "Sólo Quiero Amarte" 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 8 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[36] 20 US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[8] 10 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[37] "Sólo Quiero Amarte" 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[38] 63 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[39] 90 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[40] 35 Germany (Official German Charts)[41] 58 Italy (Hit Parade)[42] 37 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[43] 51 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[44] 46 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[45] 28 Norway Winter Period (VG-lista)[46] 13 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[23] 15 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 62 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 19 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[49] 80 US Billboard Hot 100[40] 55 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[40] 16 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[40] "Sólo Quiero Amarte" 11 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[40] "Sólo Quiero Amarte" 11 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[40] "Sólo Quiero Amarte" 9

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[50]	Gold	35,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[51]	Gold	40,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[52]	Gold	15,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53]	Gold	20,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2001
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay of 2001
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay of 2001
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
• List of number-one singles of 2000s in Romania

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics