On My Own (Hedley song)

☆ Save On Wikipedia ↗
"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
Songwriters
ProducerBrian Howes
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 studio album Hedley. The song peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.[2] It was also the only single released in the United States from that album, serviced to alternative radio on July 10, 2006, and contemporary hit radio on July 24. "On My Own" is featured on the US release of Famous Last Words.[3]

Background

"On My Own" is a melodic rock track, featuring vocals described as nasal and earnest from frontman Jacob Hoggard.[4] Speaking about the song's meaning, Hoggard stated that it is about "a new life and a new beginning."[5] The song was used in the 2006 strategy video game, Thrillville.[6]

"On My Own" was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac and Dave Rosin, while production was handled by Brian Howes.[7]

Music video

The music video for "On My Own" premiered on MuchMusic on August 2, 2005.[5] It was directed by Sean Michael Turrell.[8] The video reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown for the week of December 2, 2005.[9] It was nominated at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards in the category for "Best Rock Video" but lost to Nickelback's "Photograph".[10]

Track listing

Digital download – single[11]
No.TitleLength
1."On My Own"3:39
2."Johnny Falls"3:38
Digital 45 – single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."On My Own (Remix)"3:29
2."Trip"4:00

Personnel

Credits for "On My Own" adapted from album's liner notes.[7]

Hedley
Additional musicians
  • Brian Howes – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jay Van Poederooyen – percussion
Production
  • Brian Howes – producer
  • Jay Van Poederooyen – editing
  • Rob Stephanson – assistant recording engineer
  • Adam McGhie – assistant recording engineer
  • Randy Staub – mixing
  • Zach Blackstone – assistant mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "On My Own"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 1
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[13] 22
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[14] 20

Year end charts

Year-end performance for "On My Own"
Chart (2005) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] 11

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada July 18, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Universal Canada [5]
July 19, 2005 Digital download
August 2, 2005 CD [16]
United States July 10, 2006 Alternative radio Capitol [17]
July 24, 2006 Contemporary hit radio [18]

See also

References

  1. "Hedley - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. "Never Too Late - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. "Hedley – Biography". MapleMusic Recordings. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  5. "Hedley Online News". hedleyonline.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. Erik Brudvig (October 19, 2006). "The Music of Thrillville". IGN. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. Hedley (booklet). Universal Music Canada. 2005. 0249884153.
  8. "On My Own - Making Of". YouTube. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. "Countdown Is On To MMVAs". CityNews. June 16, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. "On My Own Hedley - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  12. "On My Own/Trip (Digital 45) Single - by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  13. "RR Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 11, 2005. p. 30. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  14. "RR Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 2, 2005. p. 50. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  15. Barry Kowal (December 11, 2019). "Billboard Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart - Top Singles of 2005". Hitsofalldecades.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  16. On My Own (CD liner notes). Universal Music Canada. 2005. 0249883974.
  17. "Available for Airplay Archive: 2006 – July". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  18. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)