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{{Infobox song
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| released = {{start date|2021|02|19|df=yes}}
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| length = {{duration|m=3|s=11}}
| label = Dami Army, ABC
| writer = {{hlist|Dami Im|Andrew Burford|Bri Clarke}}
| producer = One Above
| prev_title = [[Paper Dragon]]
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"'''Lonely Cactus'''" is a song by Australian singer [[Dami Im]] and released on 19 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/lonely-cactus-single/1548243247|title=Lonely Cactus – Single by Dami Im|website=Apple Music|access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref> The song did not enter the ARIA top 100, but debuted at number 5 on the Australian Independent chart.<ref name="AIR chart"/>

Im wrote the during in 2020, during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]] admitting "There were days when I felt lonely. I needed to make friends or see my friends. Other days I just wanted to be alone."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/eurovision-star-dami-im-releases-new-single-lonely-cactus|title=Eurovision star Dami Im releases new single "Lonely Cactus" |website=Aussie Vision|date=18 February 2021|accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2021/02/19/dami-im-releases-new-single-lonely-cactus/|title= |website=ESC Extra|date=19 February 2021|access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> In an interview with ''Hope Breakfast'', Im said "Initially I wrote it as I'm a lonely cactus. I was in lockdown with [husband] Noah, and I wanted to socialise again and find connection, but when things opened up and I was going to catch up with friends, I couldn't be bothered. I wanted to be by myself. I love being by myself, and I had gotten so used to that and eventually we changed the lyrics to 'you’re a lonely cactus' because it was just easier to write about someone else."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hope1032.com.au/stories/culture/guests-and-artists/2021/dami-im-returns-with-new-single-lonely-cactus/|title=Dami Im Returns With New Single ‘Lonely Cactus’|website=Hope 1032|date=February 2021|accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref>

A piano version was released on 30 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/lonely-cactus-piano-version-single/1564705178|title=Lonely Cactus (piano version) - single |website=Apple Music|accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video premiered on 19 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDrDcgz34x4|title=Dami Im - Lonely Cactus (Official Video)|via=YouTube|date=19 February 2021|accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref>

==Track listings==
*'''Digital download'''
#"Lonely Cactus" – 3:11

*'''Digital download'''
#"Lonely Cactus" (Piano version) – 3:27

==Charts==
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|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia Independent ([[Australian Independent Record Labels Association|AIR]])<ref name="AIR chart">{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/chart/independent_label_singles/20210301|title= The week beginning 1 March 2021|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|date=1 March 2021|accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref>
| 5
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Dami Im}}

[[Category:2020 songs]]
[[Category:2021 singles]]
[[Category:Dami Im songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Dami Im]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Konstantin Kersting]]

Revision as of 00:26, 1 May 2021

"Lonely Cactus"
Single by Dami Im
Released19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
Length3:11
LabelDami Army, ABC
Songwriter(s)
  • Dami Im
  • Andrew Burford
  • Bri Clarke
Producer(s)One Above
Dami Im singles chronology
"Paper Dragon"
(2020) 		"Lonely Cactus"
(2021)
Music video
"Lonely Cactus" on YouTube

"Lonely Cactus" is a song by Australian singer Dami Im and released on 19 February 2021.[1] The song did not enter the ARIA top 100, but debuted at number 5 on the Australian Independent chart.[2]

Im wrote the during in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia admitting "There were days when I felt lonely. I needed to make friends or see my friends. Other days I just wanted to be alone."[3][4] In an interview with Hope Breakfast, Im said "Initially I wrote it as I'm a lonely cactus. I was in lockdown with [husband] Noah, and I wanted to socialise again and find connection, but when things opened up and I was going to catch up with friends, I couldn't be bothered. I wanted to be by myself. I love being by myself, and I had gotten so used to that and eventually we changed the lyrics to 'you’re a lonely cactus' because it was just easier to write about someone else."[5]

A piano version was released on 30 April 2021.[6]

Music video

The music video premiered on 19 February 2021.[7]

Track listings

  • Digital download
  1. "Lonely Cactus" – 3:11
  • Digital download
  1. "Lonely Cactus" (Piano version) – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia Independent (AIR)[2] 5

References

  1. ^ "Lonely Cactus – Single by Dami Im". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The week beginning 1 March 2021". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Eurovision star Dami Im releases new single "Lonely Cactus"". Aussie Vision. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ ESC Extra. 19 February 2021 https://escxtra.com/2021/02/19/dami-im-releases-new-single-lonely-cactus/. Retrieved 1 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Dami Im Returns With New Single 'Lonely Cactus'". Hope 1032. February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Lonely Cactus (piano version) - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Dami Im - Lonely Cactus (Official Video)". 19 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via YouTube.
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