"Lonely Lullaby" is a song by American electronica project Owl City from his third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful (2011). Originally released as a fan club exclusive in March 2011,[1] the song is not included on the album itself.[2] It was released digitally on July 19, 2011 through Universal Republic Records as the third single from All Things Bright and Beautiful.[3]
Background
The song is a tribute to Annmarie Monson, an ex-girlfriend of Young's, who he describes as the "most wonderful, beautiful woman" he knew.[4] He stated that the track was a lot more "personal" to him.[5]
"A lot of my songs are written purely from the imagination and some have no representation of my personal life, but 'Lonely Lullaby' was the first song I wrote almost entirely about something as personal as a romantic relationship... The song is, in fact, so personal, it almost hurts to listen to it now that such a perfect relationship has come to an end. I wasn't sure if I had something as 'genuine and pure' inside of me but the song basically wrote itself and I'm proud of it.[5]
Composition
"Lonely Lullaby" is a melancholy-influenced piano ballad[4] written and produced by Adam Young of Owl City. According to the digital sheet music published by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song was originally composed in the key of F♯ major and set in common time to a "flowing" tempo of 67, slowing down to 57,5 BPM at the end.[6] "Lonely Lullaby" follows a chord progression of C♯ – G♯m – F♯ – C♯ – B – F♯ and Young's vocals span from a low note of C♯3 to a high note of B4.[6]
