Left Outside Alone

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other "Left Outside Alone" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, and Glen Ballard, the song details the singer's strained relationship with her estranged father. It was released as the album's lead single on March 15, 2004. The track received universal acclaim, with praise coming from Anastacia's new musical sound as well as her new singing sound found in the opening of the song being compared to Evanescence's Amy Lee.

"Left Outside Alone" topped the charts of several countries, including Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. It entered the top 10 in an additional 13 countries, becoming the sixth-biggest-selling European single of 2004. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number three to give Anastacia her highest-charting hit there. In the United States, the Jason Nevins remix of "Left Outside Alone" was successful on the Billboard dance charts, reaching number one on the Dance Singles Sales chart and number five on the Dance Club Play chart.

Critical reception

"Left Outside Alone" received universal acclaim from critics. AllMusic editor Matthew Chisling wrote "Stronger tracks on the album include "Left Outside Alone,"..., on which Anastacia berates the listener with cries of frustration in pop/rock at its finest."[1] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian wrote "Apparent references pop up: "It's not OK, I don't feel safe," runs the chorus to Left Outside Alone."[2] The Independent editor Andy Gill said that this song is "the source of the vulnerability."[3]

Dom Passantino of Stylus Magazine wrote "Left Outside Alone" starts off as if we're being sang to by the Holy Ghost (assuming Kate Bush is the Father and Tori Amos is the Son), over, yes, exactly the same chords that oversaw "Daredevil"... Then Anastacia switches style back to her normal voice… calling it normal seems a fallacy." He later praised the song with these words "genuinely interesting, genuinely experimental, and genuinely good single."[4] Yahoo! Music editor Dann Ginoe praised the song: "With a high-pitched gothic quiver floating atop ambient brooding, "Left Outside Alone"'s opening strains could easily have her mistaken for Evanescence's Amy Lee. The familiar air-raid siren wail does kick in eventually, but it's bellowing to an uncharacteristically snarly, guitar-churning chorus. Yup, that's right, Anastacia's gone rock."[5]

Music videos

Shot in Burbank, California in February 2004, the regular music video for "Left Outside Alone" directed by Bryan Barber.[6] There are actually three music videos for the song. The regular (and first) version was released to the worldwide market, excluding North America.

The regular version begins with Anastacia on a bridge. Later she is walking along a street with a red poster on an advertising pillar. The street is of European style with European cars (a Fiat 500 with a vehicle registration plates of France, a Smart Roadster, and a Citroën DS). Then she gets in a car, and whilst driving, she looks into a car next to her and sees "herself" canoodling passionately with a man. When she gets out of the car she notices people dancing to her song on the street.

The alternate version of this video, known as the "blue-poster version", was made for the Jason Nevins Global Club Edit of the song, contains different edits, including the usage of a blue poster instead of the red one, and it also has a different ending.

In 2005, a completely new video was released for American audiences. Shot on May 19–20, 2005, this version was directed by David Lippman and Charles Mehling, and was shot in Los Angeles, California.[7] Although this version was recorded specially for the American market, "Left Outside Alone" was never officially released there. In this version, Anastacia is in a castle lying alone in a bed surrounded by candles.

Part 2

A different version of the track (entitled "Left Outside Alone, Part 2") appears on the deluxe edition of Anastacia's sixth studio album Resurrection. This version features an alternative melody for the same lyrics heard in the original song. She was quoted as saying: "Ten years later, I'm putting out an album and I wanted to revisit that song. I gave myself an opportunity to do that. I loved it and it's a completely different perspective on the song."[8]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Anastacia album booklet.[16]

Studios

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  • Anastacia – writing, vocals, background vocals
  • Glen Ballard – writing, keyboards, production
  • Dallas Austin – writing, guitars, keyboards, MIDI drums, production
  • Siedah Garrett – background vocals
  • Lisa Vaughn – background vocals
  • Audrey Wheeler – background vocals
  • Tim Pierce – guitars
  • Tony Reyes – guitars
  • Colin Wolfe – bass
  • Sean Hurley – bass
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Ric Wake – lead vocal production
  • William Malina – recording
  • Rick Sheppard – recording, MIDI and sound design
  • Thomas R. Yezzi – recording (vocals)
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Femio Hernandez – second mix engineer
  • Cesar Guevara – assistant engineering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

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Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

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Australia March 15, 2004 CD Template:Hlist [46]
Europe [47]
United Kingdom March 22, 2004 [47][48]
North America April 6, 2004 [47]
United States April 19, 2004 Template:Hlist [49]

Cover versions

In 2020, Finnish nu metal band Blind Channel recorded a cover version of the song.[50] Blind Channel released a short clip of Anastacia and the band singing "Left Outside Alone" on Instagram in June 2023.[51]

British metal band Malevolence recorded a cover as part of The Aggression Sessions split EP[52] released on April 7, 2023.

References

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