"Alone Again" is a

power ballad A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner. Balla ...

written and released by the American heavy metal band

Dokken Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band has had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and ...

on their 1984 album '' Tooth and Nail''. The single reached #64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #20 on the

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chart in 1985. The song was written by singer

Don Dokken Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American ...

and bassist

Jeff Pilson Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1958) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner (band), Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio (ba ...

Composition

wrote the song in 1975 or 1976, when he was 22 or 23, recorded it on a cassette, and it stayed in a closet for nearly a decade. During the recording of '' Tooth and Nail'', many other glam metal bands at the time were releasing ballads, so

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told Dokken they needed a ballad. This prompted Don to search his closet and rediscover the song, which he reworked with bassist

in the studio. "People ask me all the time, 'Who did you write it about?' I don't know. 'Was it about a girlfriend?' I don't know! I just wrote it. My memory's not that good," said Dokken.

Music video

Its lyrics talk about a man's depression after a break-up. The

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had a story similar to a lot of other power ballads. Almost 70% of it is filmed in black and white along with some coloured scenes. It shows the band performing the song live along with some shots of Don Dokken being alone in a room.

Track listing

;US 7" single ;Alone Again / Just Got Lucky 7" and 12" single ;CD single

Charts

Personnel

– vocals * George Lynch – guitar *

– bass guitar, keyboards * Mick Brown – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alone Again (Song) 1984 singles 1980s ballads Dokken songs Glam metal ballads Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker Song recordings produced by Tom Werman Songs written by Jeff Pilson 1984 songs Elektra Records singles Songs written by Don Dokken