"On My Own" is a song by Canadian rock group Hedley. It was released on July 18, 2005, as the lead single from their debut studio album Hedley. The song peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. It was also the only single released in the United States from that album, serviced to alternative radio on July 10, 2006, and contemporary hit radio on July 24. "On My Own" is featured on the US release of Famous Last Words.

Background "On My Own" is a melodic rock track, featuring vocals described as nasal and earnest from frontman Jacob Hoggard. Speaking about the song's meaning, Hoggard stated that it is about "a new life and a new beginning." The song was used in the 2006 strategy video game, Thrillville.

"On My Own" was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac and Dave Rosin, while production was handled by Brian Howes.

Music video The music video for "On My Own" premiered on MuchMusic on August 2, 2005. It was directed by Sean Michael Turrell. The video reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown for the week of December 2, 2005. It was nominated at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards in the category for "Best Rock Video" but lost to Nickelback's "Photograph".

Track listing

Personnel Credits for "On My Own" adapted from album's liner notes.

Hedley Jacob Hoggard – lead vocals Dave Rosin – guitar, backing vocals Tommy Mac – bass guitar, backing vocals Chris Crippin – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians Brian Howes – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Jay Van Poederooyen – percussion

Production Brian Howes – producer Jay Van Poederooyen – editing Rob Stephanson – assistant recording engineer Adam McGhie – assistant recording engineer Randy Staub – mixing Zach Blackstone – assistant mixing

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "On My Own"Chart (2005)Peakposition Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 1 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records) 22 Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records) 20

Year end charts +Year-end performance for "On My Own" Chart (2005) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 11

Release history Region Date Format Label Canada July 18, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Universal Canada July 19, 2005 Digital download August 2, 2005 CD United States July 10, 2006 Alternative radio Capitol July 24, 2006 Contemporary hit radio

See also List of number-one singles of 2005 (Canada)

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