Home Alone Tonight

Album: Kill the Lights (2015)
Charted: 38
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This sensual song is a duet with Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild. The pair sing about downing shots and texting pictures to their exes to stoke jealousy. When asked by Taste of Country where they found the heat such a song like this requires, Bryan replied: "Our job is to be recording artists. It's about getting in there and getting into character of the actual song."
  • This is the first male/female duet Bryan has recorded on any of his albums. Rather than splitting verses or harmonies, the pair hold a conversation during the song about texting selfies to their respective exes. The collaboration came about quickly, and each recorded their parts separately.
  • The song was written by Jody Stevens, Cole Taylor, Jaida Dreyer and Tommy Cecil. "From the time that song comes on, I was sold completely, and at that point it's up for me to find out well who is going to be the girl voice," said Bryan. "And after much deliberation and figuring it out we arrived at Karen, and I had thought about individual female artists and I wasn't thinking about a girl in a group, and finally I saw Karen one day and I'm like - yeah."

    "The light bulb went off, and I told her and sent her 'Home Alone Tonight' and she really loved the song," he continued.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Arrested For Your Art - The Story Of 2 Live Crew's "Obscene" Album

Arrested For Your Art - The Story Of 2 Live Crew's "Obscene" AlbumSong Writing

In the summer of 1990, you could get arrested for selling a 2 Live Crew album or performing their songs in Southern Florida. And that's exactly what happened.

Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes

Chris Robinson of The Black CrowesSongwriter Interviews

"Great songwriters don't necessarily have hit songs," says Chris. He's written a bunch, but his fans are more interested in the intricate jams.

Early Days of MTV

Early Days of MTVFact or Fiction

If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.

The Fratellis

The FratellisSongwriter Interviews

Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.

Bible Lyrics

Bible LyricsMusic Quiz

Rockers, rappers and pop stars have been known to quote the Bible in their songs. See if you match the artist to the biblical lyric.

Zac Hanson

Zac HansonSongwriter Interviews

Zac tells the story of Hanson's massive hit "MMMbop," and talks about how brotherly bonds effect their music.