Alone

Album: Beautiful Mind (2022)
Charted: 21
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Songfacts®:

  • Here, Rod Wave recalls a troubled relationship where he was made to feel worthless. Though their romance had been toxic with loads of arguments and fights, he'd loved her and tried to make it work. However, his girl was less committed and now he's alone.
  • During his verse, Wave directly interpolates the opening four lines of Ed Sheeran's 2011 breakup song "U.N.I.."

    I found your headband on my bedroom floor
    The only evidence that you've been here before
    I don't get waves of missin' you anymore
    They're more like tsunami tides in my eyes
  • Rod Wave wrote "Alone" with the song's producers Will-A-Fool and B-Squared. Ed Sheeran and his "U.N.I." co-writer Jake Gosling also get credited.
  • Rod Wave recorded "Alone" for his fourth album, Beautiful Mind. Will-A-Fool and B-Squared co-produced several other tracks on the project, including "I Know It," "Rockstar Heart," and "Pieces."

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