"Alone, Pt. II" is a song by Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker and American singer Ava Max, released by Sony Music on 27 December 2019.[2] It is a sequel to Walker's single "Alone" (2016).[3] Many remixes of the song were published, among which those by Rave Republic, Toby Romeo, RetroVision, Da Tweekaz, and one by Alex Skrindo, in collaboration with Sebastian Wibe. Much like the original, "Alone, Pt. II" also garnered critical acclaim. The song reached the top 10 in Belgium, The Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, and Romania. A sequel to the song titled "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" was released on 28 September, 2023.[4]

"Alone, Pt. II"
A ray of light is vertically shining down on a green hill, with a silhouette of a person standing on top and birds flying around. The visual is seen in the perspective of a rocky cave entrance covering the left and right sides of the cover in the shape of a triangle, and a pond located underneath the entrance
Single by Alan Walker and Ava Max
from the album World of Walker
Released27 December 2019 (2019-12-27)
GenreMoombahton
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Avem (The Aviation Theme)"
(2019)
"Alone, Pt. II"
(2019)
"End of Time"
(2020)
Ava Max singles chronology
"Salt"
(2019)
"Alone, Pt. II"
(2019)
"Kings & Queens"
(2020)
Music video
"Alone, Pt. II" on YouTube

Critical reception

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Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised the song, stating that it "demonstrates the evolution of Walker’s production techniques". He also described Max's vocals as "a moment designed for glass-clinking, unified swaying and other forms of party camaraderie".[3]

Music videos

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The official music video of the song was uploaded on Walker's YouTube channel on 27 December 2019. It is the sequel to the video of Walker's 2016 single "Alone".[5] The Kristian Berg directed video was filmed in the Vietnamese province of Quảng Bình between 2 and 10 April 2019, in locations such as the Sơn Đoòng cave, Tróoc river, Chay river, Tra Ang bridge, Doong village, En cave and Nuoc Nut cave.[5] A second video, also directed by Kristian Berg, was released on 17 February 2020, and was filmed live at the Château de Fontainebleau castle in France.[6] As of July 2023, the video has amassed over 320 million views and 5.1 million likes.[7]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]

  • Alan Walker – producer, songwriting, programmer
  • Ava Max – vocals, songwriting
  • Erik Smaaland – producer, songwriting
  • Henry Walter – songwriting, vocal producer, co-producer, background vocals
  • Markus Arnbekk – songwriting, background vocals, co-producer, guitar, programmer
  • Carl Hovind – songwriting, co-producer, programmer
  • Fredrik Borch Olsen – songwriting
  • Gunnar Greve – songwriting, executive producer
  • Alexander Standal Pavelich – songwriting, guitar
  • Halvor Folstad – songwriting
  • Dag Holtan-Hartwig – songwriting
  • Moa Pettersson Hammar – songwriting
  • Øyvind Sauvik – songwriting
  • Big Fred – co-producer, programmer
  • Jakob Emtestam – executive producer
  • Sören von Malmborg – mastering engineer, mixing engineer

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[41] Platinum 30,000
Belgium (BEA)[42] Gold 20,000
France (SNEP)[43] Platinum 200,000
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[45] Gold 35,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[46] 4× Platinum 240,000
Poland (ZPAV)[47] Platinum 20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] Gold 30,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[49] Platinum 8,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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