Owner of a Lonely Heart

About Owner of a Lonely Heart

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by British progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album 90125, released in November 1983. Written primarily by guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin, contributions were made to the final version by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, and producer Trevor Horn. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was released in October 1983, as the album's first single. It was a commercial success in the United States, becoming the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and its Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In 1984, the song reached No. 8 in the year-end charts in the US. The single was reissued various times throughout the 1980s and 1990s with different remix versions and B-sides. The song has been sampled by various artists including Michael Jackson (in his song "D. S."), German pop-group Tic Tac Toe (in their song "Schubidamdam"), American rapper Kyper (in his song Tic-Tac-Toe), Frank Zappa (in live versions of his song "Bamboozled by Love"), Max Graham, whose 2005 single reached No. 9 in the UK and Grizzly Bear. more »