"Lonely Together" is a song by Swedish DJ

Avicii Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose ...

, featuring English singer

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...

. The song was released on 11 August 2017 as the second single from Avicii's EP, ''

Avīci (01) ''Avīci (01)'' is the fourth and final extended play by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, serving as the last release in his lifetime. It was produced by Avicii, Benny Blanco, Andrew Watt, Cashmere Cat and Carl Falk, and released through ...

''. A remix EP was released on 17 November 2017. "Lonely Together" was the last single Avicii released during his lifetime, before his death in 2018. The song was later included on Ora's second studio album, '' Phoenix'' (2018).

Live performances

Ora performed "Lonely Together" at 538 Koningsdag festival in the Netherlands, a week after Avicii's death. She dedicated her performance to the DJ and held a

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. On 27 May, at BBC's Biggest Weekend, she also paid tribute to Avicii.

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by Levan Tsikurishvili, who directed Avicii biographical documentary '' Avicii: True Stories''. At the

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the video was nominated for Best Visual Effects and won for

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Track listings

Digital download # "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) – 3:01 Digital download – acoustic #"Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (acoustic) – 3:01 Digital download – remixes # "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (

Alan Walker Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. His songs "Faded (Alan Walker song), Faded", "Sing Me to Sleep", "Alone (Alan Walker song), Alone", "All Falls Down (Alan Walker song), All Falls Down" (with Noah Cy ...

remix) – 2:59 # "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (DJ Licious remix) – 3:04 # "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (Jaded remix) – 3:36 # "Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) (Dexter remix) – 3:03

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