| Lonely is the Night | |
| Artist: | Billy Squier |
| Album: | Don't Say No |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 4:42 |
| Label: | Capitol |
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"Lonely Is the Night" is a song written and performed by American rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier. It appeared as the first track on side two of his triple-Platinum 1981 album, Don't Say No[1] and became a rock radio hit, reaching number 28 on Billboards Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[2] It was not released as a single, although it appeared on the B-side of UK pressings of Squier's hit "In the Dark".
In the Led Zeppelin biography, Hammer of the Gods, the song is mentioned, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as one of the best singles Zeppelin ever put out, presumably for its similarity to another Led Zeppelin song. Although it doesn't specify what song that is,[3] the song's tune is described as similar to "Nobody's Fault but Mine". Led Zeppelin had disbanded a year before the song's release due to drummer John Bonham's death.[4]