Song for the Lonely

"Song for the Lonely" is a song by American singer Cher from her twenty-fourth studio album, Living Proof (2001). It was written by Mark Taylor, Paul Barry and Steve Torch, and produced by Taylor. It was released on January 11, 2002 as the second international single from the album by Warner Bros. Records and WEA, while in North America it served as the lead single. "Song for the Lonely" is a dance-pop song which was initially written as a love song, but after the September 11 attacks Cher eventually saw it in a different way.

"Song for the Lonely" was met with positive reviews, with music commentators complimenting its heartfelt lyrics and beat. Commercially, the song peaked at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100, but topped the Maxi-Singles Sales and the Dance Club Play charts. It also reached the top forty in Canada, The Czech Republic, and Romania. The accompanying music video for "Song for the Lonely" was directed by Stu Maschwitz in New York City, and depicts Cher walking through the streets of the city since the 18th century until the modern days, while she is joined by several people from those times. To promote the song, Cher performed it on the American Music Awards of 2002, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and later included it on the setlists of her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002–05) and her concert residency Cher (2008–11).