Alone (Rod Wave song)

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"Alone"

Single by Rod Wave

from the album Beautiful Mind

Released

August 8, 2022

Length

3:11

Label

Alamo

Songwriter(s)

Rodarius Green
Ed Sheeran
Jake Gosling
William Byrd
Ben Bull

Producer(s)

Will-A-Fool
B Squared

Rod Wave singles chronology

"Stone Rolling"
(2022)

"Alone"
(2022)

Music video

"Alone" on YouTube

"Alone" is a song by American rapper and singer Rod Wave, released on August 8, 2022 as the fourth single from his fourth studio album Beautiful Mind (2022). It was produced by Will-A-Fool and B Squared.

Composition

The song revolves around the relationship between love and loss. Lyrically, Rod Wave sing-raps about his feelings of loneliness due to abandonment from a lover,^[1]^[2] over a guitar melody.^[3] He interpolates "U.N.I." by Ed Sheeran in the middle of his verse.^[1]^[3]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the single, and centers on a couple that is in a strained relationship because the man is more interested in "running the streets" with his friends.^[2] After the woman dies in an accident, the man realizes how important she was to him and regrets not understanding it before.^[1]^[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Alone"
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Global 200 (Billboard)^[4]	53
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[5]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	7

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Paul, Larisha (August 9, 2022). "Rod Wave Narrates a Tragic Tale of Love and Loss in New 'Alone' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Marie, Erika (August 9, 2022). "Rod Wave Pines Over A Lost Love On "Alone"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Darville, Jordan. "Rod Wave shares new song/video "Alone"". The Fader. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Rod Wave Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 22, 2022.
^ "Rod Wave Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Rod Wave Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – Rod Wave – Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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Discography
Studio albums	Ghetto Gospel Pray 4 Love SoulFly Beautiful Mind Nostalgia Last Lap
Extended plays	Jupiter's Diary: 7 Day Theory
Singles	"Heart on Ice" "Dark Clouds" "Thief in the Night" "Pray 4 Love" "The Greatest" "Girl of My Dreams" "Freestyle" "Street Runner" "Tombstone" "Richer" "Time Heals" "By Your Side" "Cold December" "Stone Rolling" "Alone" "Break My Heart" "Fight the Feeling" "Call Your Friends" "Come See Me" "Boyz Don't Cry" "Checkmate" "Passport Junkie" "Fall Fast in Love"
Featured singles	"Before I Go"
Other songs	"Rags2Riches" "Letter from Houston" "SoulFly" "Gone Till November" "Don't Forget" "OMDB" "Already Won" "Home Ain't Home" "Yungen" "Never Get Over Me" "Sweet Little Lies" "Nostalgia" "Long Journey" "Turks & Caicos" "Great Gatsby" "25"
Tours	Nostalgia Tour Last Lap Tour

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