On My Own (Hedley song)

"On My Own"
Single by Hedley
from the album Hedley
B-side
  • "Johnny Falls"
  • "Trip"
ReleasedJuly 18, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:39
LabelUniversal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)
Hedley singles chronology
"On My Own"
(2005) 		"Villain"
(2005)
Music video
"On My Own" on YouTube

"On My Own" is a song by Canadian rock group Hedley. It was released on July 18, 2005 as the lead single from their debut album Hedley.[2] The song peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.[3] The video for "On My Own" reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown for the week of December 2, 2005.[4] It was also the only single released in the United States from that album. "On My Own" is also featured on the US release of Famous Last Words album.[5]

Background

"On My Own" has been described as a "nasally, earnest and melodic rock" track.[2] Jacob Hoggard stated that the song is about "a new life and a new beginning."[2] The song was used in the 2006 strategy video game, Thrillville.[6]

Music video

The music video for "On My Own" premiered on MuchMusic on August 2, 2005.[2] It was directed by Sean Michael Turrell.[7] The video was nominated for the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards in the category for "Best Rock Video" but lost to Nickelback's "Photograph".[8]

Track listing

Digital download – single[9]
No.TitleLength
1."On My Own"3:39
2."Johnny Falls"3:38
Digital 45 – single[10]
No.TitleLength
1."On My Own (Remix)"3:29
2."Trip"4:00

Charts

Chart performance for "On My Own"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 1
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[11] 22
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[12] 20

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada July 18, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Universal Canada [2]
July 19, 2005 Digital download
August 2, 2005 CD
United States July 10, 2006 Alternative radio Capitol [13]
July 24, 2006 Contemporary hit radio [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hedley by Hedley". Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hedley Online News". hedleyonline.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Jenna Melanson (May 23, 2013). "Throwback Thursday – Hedley – On My Own". Canadian Beats. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Never Too Late - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Erik Brudvig (October 19, 2006). "The Music of Thrillville". IGN. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "On My Own - Making Of". YouTube. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Countdown Is On To MMVAs". CityNews. June 16, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "On My Own Hedley - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "On My Own/Trip (Digital 45) Single - by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "RR Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). p. 30. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "RR Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). p. 50. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Available for Airplay Archive: 2006 – July". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  14. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! at the Wayback Machine (archived August 6, 2012)


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