Left Outside Alone

Album: Anastacia (2004)
Charted: 3
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Songfacts®:

  • In an interview in The Radio Times, Anastacia said: "It was one of those songs, when you work so hard at loving someone and looking after them and being their friend, and you feel like you're giving 80% and they're giving 20. You want to put the shoe on the other foot and say, 'How does it feel that I didn't return your call?'"
  • Anastacia who was born Anastacia Newkirk in 1973 in New York was raised in Chicago. Diagnosed as suffering from the chronic intestinal illness Crohn's Disease at the age of 13, she overcame the symptoms to become a dancer, appearing on Club MTV and in the Salt-N-Pepa videos for "Everybody Get Up" and "Twist And Shout." After winning through to the final of the MTV talent contest show The Cut, she was signed by Daylight Records in March 1999. 18 months later she debuted in the UK charts with "I'm Outta Love." Also in 2000 her debut album Not That Kind, was a massive success. It reached the Top 10 in 8 European and Far East countries, selling over 2 million copies. This became her biggest UK hit and topped the American Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. >>>
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  • Anastacia revealed to The Mail on Sunday's You magazine in 2015 that the lyrics were inspired by her Ukrainian father walking out on her and the rest of the family when she was a child.
  • This topped the charts in a number of countries including Austria, Australia, Italy and Switzerland.

Comments: 6

  • Bob from BoblandI am a dancer and I have a solo to this and I think it is such an emotional song that has so many meanings the way I interpret it is that all your life you have been trying to fit in and be exepted but everyone pushes you out and bully you until you have had enough and come back stronger. Hope this helps x
  • Raymond from Sydney , Australiathe lyrics show how sad the situation in looking for love is in this world. I believe god gave me the answer, find me if interested.
  • Dave from Cardiff, WalesAnastacia sings like a cat being strangled. She lost her record deal in 2005
  • Lollie from Glasgow, Scotlandanastacia rocks, i seen her in london and glasgow, and what a performer! she was so lovely, a guy at the glasgow concert yelled "ah love you!!!" as a joke and she was sooo good natured about it, she just giggled and yelled back, "i love you too!!!"
  • Paul from London, EnglandAnastacia is one of my favourite artists and she inspires me. Her voice is truly amazing and Left Outside Alone is an anthem! Also I see her as a role-model for women battling against Breast Cancer.
  • Jo from Newcastle, AustraliaShe also beat Breast Cancer.
    What a gutsy girl. What an awesome voice!!
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