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English: "[[One Less Lonely Girl]]", Français: "[[One Less Lonely Girl (French Vocal)]]" }}
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{{Infobox single
 
{{Infobox single
|image = Justin-Bieber-One-Less-Lonely-Girl-500x500.jpg
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|image = <tabber>Single=[[File:One Less Lonely Girl.jpg|250px]]
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|-|Album=[[File:My World.jpg|250px]]</tabber>
|released = 6 October 2006
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|released = 6 October 2009
 
|format = CD single, digital download
 
|format = CD single, digital download
|recorded = 2009; Mogul Music Studios<br>
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|recorded = 2009; <small>Mogul Music Studios<br>
<small>(Atlanta, Georgia)</small>
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(Atlanta, Georgia)</small>
|length = 3:48
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|length = 3:49
 
|label = Island, RBMG
 
|label = Island, RBMG
|writers = Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton, Hyuk Shin, Usher
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|writers = Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton, Hyuk Shin, [[Usher]]
 
|producer = Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton, Hyuk Shin
 
|producer = Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton, Hyuk Shin
 
|previous = "[[One Time]]"
 
|previous = "[[One Time]]"
|next = "[[Baby ft. Ludacris|Baby]]"
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|next = "[[Love Me]]"
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|album = ''[[My World]]''}}
}}"'''''One Less Lonely Girl'''''" is a song by Canadian recording artist [[Justin Bieber]]. The song was written and produced by Bieber's mentor Usher, as well as Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch, and A-Rex duo Sean Hamilton and Hyuk Shin. It was released exclusively to iTunes as the second single from his debut release, ''[[My World]]'' on October 6, 2009, and was later released to more digital distributions and mainstream and rhythmic radio soon after. The song was positively received, with critics commending the song's delivery and comparing it to pop-R&B ballads by Chris Brown and Beyoncé. It was a success in the United States & Canada, Bieber's highest peaks in the countries at sixteen and ten, respectively, until "[[Baby ft. Ludacris|Baby]]" bested the record in 2010. It also charted in the Belgium (Flanders) tip chart and in Germany within the top thirty, and also charted in Austria, Australia, and United Kingdom. The music video features [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] attracted to a girl he sees in the laundromat, as he leads her on a scavenger hunt to win a date with her. Bieber has performed the song in a number of live appearances including the Fearless Tour, ''The Next Star'', and ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest''.
 
==Background, release==
 
Regarding the concept of the song, Bieber told MTV News, "I think it's really important these girls have something so they can be one less lonely girl. I was inspired to write this song when I stared into the glistening emerald eyes of Mary Katherine Herndon, a purely blissful moment. I've only felt this feeling once more in my life, when I laid eyes upon one lonelier girl, Katherine Fowlkes. I mean, Selena's okay, but I would choose Mary and Katherine over her any day of the week (and twice on Sunday). She simply can't compare." Bieber joked that ''Lonely Girl'' wasn't always the choice for this first choice for his second single stating "It was either between that or ''I Love High School''.", a remix of ''I Love College'' by label mate, Asher Roth. ''One Less Lonely Girl'' was released digitally on the iTunes Store on October 6, 2009.
 
==Composition, critical reception==
 
   
 
"'''One Less Lonely Girl'''" is a song by Canadian recording artist [[Justin Bieber]]. The song was written and produced by [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s mentor [[Usher]], as well as Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch, and A-Rex duo Sean Hamilton and Hyuk Shin. It was released exclusively to iTunes as the second single from his debut release, ''[[My World]]'' on October 6, 2009, and was later released to more digital distributions and mainstream and rhythmic radio soon after. The song was positively received, with critics commending the song's delivery and comparing it to pop-R&B ballads by [[Chris Brown]] and [[Beyoncé]]. It was a success in the United States & Canada, Bieber's highest peaks in the countries at sixteen and ten, respectively, until "[[Baby ft. Ludacris|Baby]]" bested the record in 2010. It also charted in the Belgium (Flanders) tip chart and in Germany within the top thirty, and also charted in Austria, Australia, and United Kingdom. The music video features [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] attracted to a girl he sees in the laundromat, as he leads her on a scavenger hunt to win a date with her. Bieber has performed the song in a number of live appearances including the [[Fearless Tour]], ''The Next Star'', and ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest''.
Crystal Bell of ''Billboard'' gave the song a generally positive review stating "much as he did on his debut single, ''[[One Time]]'', [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] makes a strong case for why he's the next pop/R&B heartthrob. 'I'm gonna put you first, I'll show you what you're worth/If you let me inside your world,' he sings. The stump speech is hard to resist, especially when set to an arrangement that follows the lineage of hit midtempo ballads ''With You'', and ''Irreplaceable''. Although the lyrics are generic, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s smooth delivery is right on point, and his tender vocals blend well with the song's easy-flowing beat." Jon Caramanica of ''The New York Times'' called the song along with ''Down To Earth'', "uncomplicatedly beautiful and earnest." Andy Kellman of ''Allmusic'' listed the song as one of his recommended tracks from the album.
 
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==Chart performance==
 
 
== Background ==
In the U.S., the single had 113,000 downloads in its first week, propelling it to debut at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the issue dated October 24, 2009. [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] scored the second highest debut of the week, only being surpassed by ''3'' by Britney Spears. Due to the impact of mainstream radio in the U.S., the song entered at thirty six on the Billboard Pop Songs on the week ending December 12, 2009, and in turn also re-entered the Hot 100 at sixty nine. It dropped the next week on the Hot 100, but rose to thirty two on the Pop Songs, and rose again to twenty six the following week. The single peaked at twenty-one on the pop chart. Due to increased airplay and digital sales of ''[[My World]]'', on the week ending January 9, 2010, the song rose thirty positions from sixty to thirty on the Hot 100. As of February 2011, the single was sold 1,025,000 times. The song debuted at number ten on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue dated October 24, 2009.
 
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On a concert someone from the audience sits on a chair on stage and Justin serenades her with his OLLG song and gives her flowers and a crown.
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== Trivia ==
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* While filming the "One Less Lonely Girl" music video, the puppy in the video peed on Justin.
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* [[Selena Gomez|Selena]] asked Justin to stop doing One Less Lonely Girl and he said no.
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* The OLLG flowers was Justin's idea.
   
It debuted in Austria at number fifty-four, where it peaked, and remained four weeks on the chart. It debuted on the Belgian Tip Chart in Flanders at number twenty five, where it peaked, and remained for two weeks. It debuted in Germany at number twenty two, where it peaked, and remained for eight weeks. The song also peaked at eighty-two in Australia and sixty two in the United Kingdom.
 
 
==Music video==
 
==Music video==
 
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h Roman White who directed the music video for ''You Belong With Me'' by Taylor Swift. The video premiered on perezhilton.com on October 9, 2009, and was released to iTunes three days later. It later premiered on [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s official site and YouTube on October 13, 2009, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s mother, Pattie Mallette, makes a cameo during the flower stand scene in the music video. While filming the music video, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] joked and said, "It’s like the biggest town I’ve ever been in." He went on to say, "“It’s really small and quaint and cute and cool. Everyone probably knows everyone I guess." Promotional photography took place around the town a few days before the rest of the video shoot, including [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] holding posters of his first shoot, and with an old turquoise truck. The video was the first to feature [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] wearing his signature dog tag. In a behind-the-scenes feature, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] said that a fan gave it to him, and it belonged to one of their friends that died in the war. [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] stated, "I wear it because its cool and kind of a memory." The basic concept of the video is Bieber's goal to win a girl's heart after leading her around the town. Director Roman White said, "It’s romantic, it’s in a laundromat...that’s all it takes to win a girl is strung lights".
 
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In an October 7, 2009, exclusive with MTV News, Bieber confirmed that a music video had been shot in Watertown, Tennessee (a small town approximately 50 miles east of Nashville, Tennessee) with Roman White who directed the music video for ''You Belong With Me'' by [[Taylor Swift]]. The video premiered on perezhilton.com on October 9, 2009, and was released to iTunes three days later. It later premiered on [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s official site and [[YouTube]] on October 13, 2009, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s mother, [[Pattie Mallette]], makes a cameo during the flower stand scene in the music video. While filming the music video, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] joked and said, "It’s like the biggest town I’ve ever been in." He went on to say, "“It’s really small and quaint and cute and cool. Everyone probably knows everyone I guess." Promotional photography took place around the town a few days before the rest of the video shoot, including [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] holding posters of his first shoot, and with an old turquoise truck. The video was the first to feature [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] wearing his signature dog tag. In a behind-the-scenes feature, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] said that a fan gave it to him, and it belonged to one of their friends that died in the war. [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] stated, "I wear it because its cool and kind of a memory." The basic concept of the video is Bieber's goal to win a girl's heart after leading her around the town. Director Roman White said, "It’s romantic, it’s in a laundromat...that’s all it takes to win a girl is strung lights".
   
 
In the music video, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] is attracted to a girl he sees every day washing clothes at the local laundromat. In the opening scenes, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] is wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, similar to the gray one he wore in the ''[[One Time]]'' video, along with a cranberry shirt. One day while he is waiting for his clothes and is tuning his guitar, she drops a scarf, and he picks it up. In the laundromat scene [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] is wearing a mixed purple, blue & orange plaid collared shirt, with a dark purple tee. The girl comes back the next day however he is not there. He then posts a sign beside the washer that he found her missing scarf. He leads the girl on a scavenger hunt for the scarf, posting signs with pictures of him on them around the town to encourage her to go on a date with him. He takes pictures of him in situations such as buying chocolate for her and the puppies scene, and others, with notes doting quips of what he would do for her. During the date and ending scenes [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] has on a white striped collared shirt, with a dark cyan tee. She finally finds him at the end of the video and they have their date.
 
In the music video, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] is attracted to a girl he sees every day washing clothes at the local laundromat. In the opening scenes, [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] is wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, similar to the gray one he wore in the ''[[One Time]]'' video, along with a cranberry shirt. One day while he is waiting for his clothes and is tuning his guitar, she drops a scarf, and he picks it up. In the laundromat scene [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] is wearing a mixed purple, blue & orange plaid collared shirt, with a dark purple tee. The girl comes back the next day however he is not there. He then posts a sign beside the washer that he found her missing scarf. He leads the girl on a scavenger hunt for the scarf, posting signs with pictures of him on them around the town to encourage her to go on a date with him. He takes pictures of him in situations such as buying chocolate for her and the puppies scene, and others, with notes doting quips of what he would do for her. During the date and ending scenes [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] has on a white striped collared shirt, with a dark cyan tee. She finally finds him at the end of the video and they have their date.
   
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=== Polaroids ===
MTV called the video "lost-and-found action with a scarf that eventually leads to some young love," and gives credit to [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] as a new sensation, stating "The setting for ''One Less Lonely Girl'' seems to be Main Street, USA...And why not? Is this kid not the slice of apple pie cooling on the window sill of the American teen dream?" AOL calls the video a "treasure hunt" and commended the pet store scene, saying "And then, as if the video couldn't get more cute, they bring out the puppies."
 
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A set of 14 color Polaroids used in the music video were sold on an auction. The images are meant to be clues in the video for Bieber’s love interest to find him, and many show Justin wearing the red scarf that brought them together. The set was estimated to bring $1,200 during a four-day auction event hosted by Julien's Auctions in early December 2011. The price after the auction is unknown.
 
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==Acoustic version==
 
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OLLG polaroids.jpg
An acoustic version of "One Less Lonely Girl" appeared on Justin's 2010 EP, ''[[My Worlds Acoustic (2010)|My Worlds Acoustic]]''.
 
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03. One Less Lonely Girl (Acoustic) - Justin Bieber -My Worlds Acoustic-
 
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OLLG polaroid 4.jpg
 
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== Performances ==
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* [[Mix 93.3 Red White & Boom 14]] <small>([[20 June#2009|June 20, 2009]])</small>
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* [[Red, White & Boom Columbus]] <small>([[3 July#2009|July 3, 2009]])</small>
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* [[104.7 KISS FM]] <small>([[7 July#2009|July 7, 2009]])</small>
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* [[Radio Disney]] <small>([[13 July#2009|July 13, 2009]])</small>
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* [[107.9 The End]] <small>([[14 July#2009|July 14, 2009]])</small>
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* [[Summer Smash]] <small>([[18 July#2009|July 18, 2009]])</small>
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* [[Z103.5 Summer Rush]] <small>([[25 July#2009|July 25]] & [[26 July#2009|July 26, 2009]])</small>
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* [[Elvis Duran and The Morning Show]] <small>([[27 July#2009|July 27, 2009]])</small>
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* [[K104.7 SplashDown Beach]] <small>([[31 July#2009|July 31, 2009]])</small>
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* [[Believe Tour]]
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* [[Purpose Tour]]
   
 
==Merchandise==
 
==Merchandise==
The "One Less Lonely Girl" phrase spawned several products from [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s official store to have the coined phrase on them. One of the products is a cranberry colored scarf, the same color as a shirt [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] wore in the music video. One end of the scarf has a patch with the "One Less Lonely Girl" phrase on it and the other end has a signature by [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]. Tamar Antai of ''MTV Buzzworthy'' called the scarf "boundsly adorable" and "a total bargain for less loneliness". Another product was a white t-shirt that had the phrase stylized as "1LessL♥nleyGirl" in variations of sky blue colors. In December 2009, Bieber teamed up with 1-800-Flowers for a promotion. The company came out with a ''One Less Lonely Girl''-branded bouquet of red "intuition" roses and a Valentine's Day card from [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]], depicting the singer holding a heart. Packages could either have a twenty-four or twelve count stems, and a red, silver or clear vase. The flowers could be set for delivery between January 12-February 12, 2010, before Valentine's Day. The first one thousand customers received a free replica of the scarf in the ''One Less Lonely Girl'' video. A portion of the proceeds went to Pencils Of Promise, a charity that helps build schools in developing areas of the world. [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] frequently participates in the charity. A contest was also set in place in which a winner would be greeted with their flowers by [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] himself, or could win the flower bouquet and other [[Justin Bieber]] merchandise.
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The "One Less Lonely Girl" phrase spawned several products from [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]'s official store to have the coined phrase on them. One of the products is a cranberry colored scarf, the same color as a shirt [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] wore in the music video. One end of the scarf has a patch with the "One Less Lonely Girl" phrase on it and the other end has a signature by [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]]. Tamar Antai of ''MTV Buzzworthy'' called the scarf "boundsly adorable" and "a total bargain for less loneliness". Another product was a white t-shirt that had the phrase stylized as "1LessL♥nleyGirl" in variations of sky blue colors. In December 2009, Bieber teamed up with [[1-800-Flowers]] for a promotion. The company came out with a ''One Less Lonely Girl''-branded bouquet of red "intuition" roses and a Valentine's Day card from [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]], depicting the singer holding a heart. Packages could either have a twenty-four or twelve count stems, and a red, silver or clear vase. The flowers could be set for delivery between January 12-February 12, 2010, before Valentine's Day. The first one thousand customers received a free replica of the scarf in the ''One Less Lonely Girl'' video. A portion of the proceeds went to [[Pencils of Promise]], a charity that helps build schools in developing areas of the world. [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] frequently participates in the charity. A contest was also set in place in which a winner would be greeted with their flowers by [[Justin Bieber|Bieber]] himself, or could win the flower bouquet and other [[Justin Bieber]] merchandise.
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==Lyrics==
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== Lyrics ==
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<poem>
 
<poem>
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[Intro]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
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Alright let's go
One less lonely girl
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
One less lonely girl
 
   
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[Chorus 1]
How many I told you's
 
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There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
And start overs and shoulders
 
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One less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
Have you cried on before
 
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There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
How many promises be honest girl
 
 
One less lonely girl
How many tears you let hit the floor
 
How many bags you'd packed
 
Just to take'em back, tell me that
 
How many either or's
 
But no more,
 
If you let me inside of your world
 
There'll be one less lonely girl
 
   
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[Verse 1]
Oh oh
 
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How many "I told you's" and "start over's" and shoulders have you cried on before?
I saw so many pretty faces
 
 
How many promises? Be honest, girl
Before I saw you, you
 
 
How many tears you let hit the floor?
Now all I see is you
 
I'm coming for you
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How many bags you packed
 
Just to take them back?
No no
 
 
Tell me that, how many "either or's"?
Don't need these other pretty faces
 
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But no more if you let me inside of your world
Like I need you
 
 
There'll be one less lonely girl
And when your mine in the world
 
   
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[Pre-Chorus]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
Oh, oh oh, saw so many pretty faces before I saw you, you
One less lonely girl
 
 
Now all I see is you
One less lonely girl
 
 
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you
One less lonely girl
 
 
No, no, don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
And when you're mine, in the world
I'm gonna put you first
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
I'll show you what you're worth
 
If you let me inside your world
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
   
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[Chorus 2]
Christmas wasn't merry, 14th of February
 
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
Not one of'em spent with you
 
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
How many dinner dates, set dinner plates
 
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
And he didn't even touch his food
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
How many torn photographs are you taping back
 
Tell me that you couldn't see an open door
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I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
 
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
But no more,
 
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That's what I'm gonna do
If you let me inside of your world
 
 
If you let me inside your world
There'll be one less lonely girl
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
   
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[Verse 2]
Oh oh
 
 
Christmas wasn't merry, 14th of February, not one of 'em spent with you
I saw so many pretty faces
 
 
How many dinner dates, set dinner plates
Before I saw you, you
 
 
And he didn't even touch his food
Now all I see is you
 
 
How many torn photographs are you taping back?
I'm coming for you
 
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Tell me that, couldn't see an open door
No no
 
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But no more, if you let me inside of your world
Don't need these other pretty faces
 
 
There'll be one less lonely girl
Like I need you
 
And when your mine in this world
 
   
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[Pre-Chorus]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
Oh, oh oh, saw so many pretty faces before I saw you, you
One less lonely girl
 
 
Now all I see is you
One less lonely girl
 
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I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you
One less lonely girl
 
 
No, no, don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
And when you're mine, in the world
I'm gonna put you first
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
I'll show you what you're worth
 
If you let me inside your world
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
   
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[Chorus 2]
I can fix up your broken heart
 
I can give you a brand new start
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I can make you believe
 
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I just wanna set one girl free to fall (free to fall)
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
She's free to fall (fall in love)
 
 
I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
With me
 
 
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
My hearts locked and nowhere that I got the key
 
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That's what I'm gonna do
I'll take her and leave the world
 
 
If you let me inside your world
With one less lonely girl
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
   
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[Bridge]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
I can fix up your broken heart
One less lonely girl
 
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I can give you a brand new start
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
I can make you believe yeah
One less lonely girl
 
 
I just wanna set one girl free to fall (free to fall)
 
She's free to fall (fall in love)
 
With me
 
Her heart's locked and know what, I got the key
 
I'll take her and leave the world with one less lonely girl
   
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[Chorus 1]
One less lonely girl
 
One less lonely girl
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There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl
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One less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
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There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
 
One less lonely girl
I'm gonna put you first
 
I'll show you what you're worth
 
If you let me inside your world
 
   
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[Chorus 2]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
One less lonely girl
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl
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I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
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There's gonna be one less lonely girl
I'm gonna put you first
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I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
I'll show you what you're worth
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I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
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That's what I'm gonna do
If you let me inside your world
 
 
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
 
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
Only you shawty
 
</poem>
 
   
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[Chorus 2]
==Video==
 
 
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl (yeah, yeah)
[[File:Justin_Bieber_-_One_Less_Lonely_Girl|centre]]
 
 
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl (yeah, yeah)
 
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl (to you, girl)
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (yeah)
 
I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
 
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
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That's what I'm gonna do
 
If you let me inside your world
 
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
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[Outro]
 
Yeah, only you shawty
 
</poem>}}
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== Gallery ==
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[[Category:Believe Tour songs]]
 
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Revision as of 17:19, 8 August 2019

Translation
This song has been released in several languages:
English: "One Less Lonely Girl", Français: "One Less Lonely Girl (French Vocal)"


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"One Less Lonely Girl" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song was written and produced by Bieber's mentor Usher, as well as Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch, and A-Rex duo Sean Hamilton and Hyuk Shin. It was released exclusively to iTunes as the second single from his debut release, My World on October 6, 2009, and was later released to more digital distributions and mainstream and rhythmic radio soon after. The song was positively received, with critics commending the song's delivery and comparing it to pop-R&B ballads by Chris Brown and Beyoncé. It was a success in the United States & Canada, Bieber's highest peaks in the countries at sixteen and ten, respectively, until "Baby" bested the record in 2010. It also charted in the Belgium (Flanders) tip chart and in Germany within the top thirty, and also charted in Austria, Australia, and United Kingdom. The music video features Bieber attracted to a girl he sees in the laundromat, as he leads her on a scavenger hunt to win a date with her. Bieber has performed the song in a number of live appearances including the Fearless Tour, The Next Star, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

Background

On a concert someone from the audience sits on a chair on stage and Justin serenades her with his OLLG song and gives her flowers and a crown.

Trivia

  • While filming the "One Less Lonely Girl" music video, the puppy in the video peed on Justin.
  • Selena asked Justin to stop doing One Less Lonely Girl and he said no.
  • The OLLG flowers was Justin's idea.

Music video

In an October 7, 2009, exclusive with MTV News, Bieber confirmed that a music video had been shot in Watertown, Tennessee (a small town approximately 50 miles east of Nashville, Tennessee) with Roman White who directed the music video for You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift. The video premiered on perezhilton.com on October 9, 2009, and was released to iTunes three days later. It later premiered on Bieber's official site and YouTube on October 13, 2009, Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, makes a cameo during the flower stand scene in the music video. While filming the music video, Bieber joked and said, "It’s like the biggest town I’ve ever been in." He went on to say, "“It’s really small and quaint and cute and cool. Everyone probably knows everyone I guess." Promotional photography took place around the town a few days before the rest of the video shoot, including Bieber holding posters of his first shoot, and with an old turquoise truck. The video was the first to feature Bieber wearing his signature dog tag. In a behind-the-scenes feature, Bieber said that a fan gave it to him, and it belonged to one of their friends that died in the war. Bieber stated, "I wear it because its cool and kind of a memory." The basic concept of the video is Bieber's goal to win a girl's heart after leading her around the town. Director Roman White said, "It’s romantic, it’s in a laundromat...that’s all it takes to win a girl is strung lights".

In the music video, Bieber is attracted to a girl he sees every day washing clothes at the local laundromat. In the opening scenes, Bieber is wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, similar to the gray one he wore in the One Time video, along with a cranberry shirt. One day while he is waiting for his clothes and is tuning his guitar, she drops a scarf, and he picks it up. In the laundromat scene Bieber is wearing a mixed purple, blue & orange plaid collared shirt, with a dark purple tee. The girl comes back the next day however he is not there. He then posts a sign beside the washer that he found her missing scarf. He leads the girl on a scavenger hunt for the scarf, posting signs with pictures of him on them around the town to encourage her to go on a date with him. He takes pictures of him in situations such as buying chocolate for her and the puppies scene, and others, with notes doting quips of what he would do for her. During the date and ending scenes Bieber has on a white striped collared shirt, with a dark cyan tee. She finally finds him at the end of the video and they have their date.

Polaroids

A set of 14 color Polaroids used in the music video were sold on an auction. The images are meant to be clues in the video for Bieber’s love interest to find him, and many show Justin wearing the red scarf that brought them together. The set was estimated to bring $1,200 during a four-day auction event hosted by Julien's Auctions in early December 2011. The price after the auction is unknown.

Performances

Merchandise

The "One Less Lonely Girl" phrase spawned several products from Bieber's official store to have the coined phrase on them. One of the products is a cranberry colored scarf, the same color as a shirt Bieber wore in the music video. One end of the scarf has a patch with the "One Less Lonely Girl" phrase on it and the other end has a signature by Bieber. Tamar Antai of MTV Buzzworthy called the scarf "boundsly adorable" and "a total bargain for less loneliness". Another product was a white t-shirt that had the phrase stylized as "1LessL♥nleyGirl" in variations of sky blue colors. In December 2009, Bieber teamed up with 1-800-Flowers for a promotion. The company came out with a One Less Lonely Girl-branded bouquet of red "intuition" roses and a Valentine's Day card from Bieber, depicting the singer holding a heart. Packages could either have a twenty-four or twelve count stems, and a red, silver or clear vase. The flowers could be set for delivery between January 12-February 12, 2010, before Valentine's Day. The first one thousand customers received a free replica of the scarf in the One Less Lonely Girl video. A portion of the proceeds went to Pencils of Promise, a charity that helps build schools in developing areas of the world. Bieber frequently participates in the charity. A contest was also set in place in which a winner would be greeted with their flowers by Bieber himself, or could win the flower bouquet and other Justin Bieber merchandise.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Alright let's go

[Chorus 1]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl

[Verse 1]
How many "I told you's" and "start over's" and shoulders have you cried on before?
How many promises? Be honest, girl
How many tears you let hit the floor?
How many bags you packed
Just to take them back?
Tell me that, how many "either or's"?
But no more if you let me inside of your world
There'll be one less lonely girl

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, oh oh, saw so many pretty faces before I saw you, you
Now all I see is you
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you
No, no, don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
And when you're mine, in the world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl

[Chorus 2]
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
That's what I'm gonna do
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl

[Verse 2]
Christmas wasn't merry, 14th of February, not one of 'em spent with you
How many dinner dates, set dinner plates
And he didn't even touch his food
How many torn photographs are you taping back?
Tell me that, couldn't see an open door
But no more, if you let me inside of your world
There'll be one less lonely girl

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, oh oh, saw so many pretty faces before I saw you, you
Now all I see is you
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you
No, no, don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
And when you're mine, in the world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl

[Chorus 2]
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
That's what I'm gonna do
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl

[Bridge]
I can fix up your broken heart
I can give you a brand new start
I can make you believe yeah
I just wanna set one girl free to fall (free to fall)
She's free to fall (fall in love)
With me
Her heart's locked and know what, I got the key
I'll take her and leave the world with one less lonely girl

[Chorus 1]
There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl, one less lonely girl
One less lonely girl

[Chorus 2]
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
That's what I'm gonna do
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl

[Chorus 2]
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl (yeah, yeah)
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl (yeah, yeah)
I'm coming for you, one less lonely girl (to you, girl)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (yeah)
I'm coming for you, I'm gonna put you first
I'm coming for you, I'll show you what you're worth
That's what I'm gonna do
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl

[Outro]
Yeah, only you shawty


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