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“Owner of a Lonely Heart” is a song by the progressive rock band Yes. It is the opening track of their 1983 album 90125. Written primarily by Trevor Rabin (who was new to the band at the time), the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — to date Yes’ biggest chart success by far. Since then, it has seen many releases; the original release had Our Song as the b-side, while others had various b-sides such as Leave It, Make It Easy, and remixes of this song.

Standout features of the song include the catchy, heavily distorted introductory guitar riff, which establishes a motif for the song; producer Trevor Horn’s innovative use of jarring, heavily synchopated orchestra hits and other high-tech sound effects; Rabin’s disorienting, schizophrenic guitar solo, which was played through an MXR Pitch Transposer, which mixed the original note with one a perfect fifth higher.

“Owner of a Lonely Heart” has been remixed several times, most notably by Max Graham in April 2005; his version reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart and the music video is still popular. 808 State also did remixes (‘2 Close To the Edge Mix’ and ‘Not Fragile Mix’). and Kyper used riffs of the song in his own song “Tic-Tac-Toe”. The title is also covered by 2 Ruff in year 1998. The song is also covered by Colin Blunstone, backed by an orchestra. Yet another remix was done in 2004 by Deep Dish.
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  • Highlights - The Very Best Of Yes
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  • 90125 [Expanded]
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  • YesYears (disc 4)
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  • YesStory (disc 2)
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  • zmilezz79

    Just love the sound.

    yesterday afternoon

  • TheFloyd91

    More mainstream but Epic

    Thursday afternoon

  • helenatc

    addictive!

    last week

  • MackSpane

    oooooowwww.... Meh... definitely NOT the best sounding version of this song.

    25 days ago

  • scott0329

    Even super poppy Yes still sounds good;despite the sellout.

    26 days ago

  • mk741

    Like Rush's Time Stands Still, hilariously awesome.

    28 days ago

  • giggleloop1

    Not their best, but still OK!!

    last month

  • LevSetRadio

    This track shouldn't really come through on a prog playlist, way too standard, but it's a good song regardless.

    last month

  • rockandrolljoe

    YES

    last month

  • cliffboh

    clutual club

    last month

  • sebadagostino

    Radio friendly as hell... it is good, but I think Yes have better songs

    last month

  • ericshep

    love this live version!

    last month

  • SpiritOfYetaxa

    Who tagged this as 'progressive rock'?

    last month

  • BMWPRETTY

    Oh! This will be a 'Spank' Prove yourself! Etc! Owner of a lonely heart! Broken Heart! Etc! Love this tune!

    last month

  • Arthur_Lima

    my guilty pleasure

    March 2012

  • blackthunder66

    Great song

    March 2012

  • Ironsman

    Great voice.

    March 2012

  • CarlaSitt

    too much better than owner of a broken heart.

    March 2012

  • CCHHunter

    This has always been one of my favorite classic rock tracks.

    March 2012

  • samiyam333

    better now!

    February 2012
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