"Alone, Pt. II" is a song by British-Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker and American singer Ava Max, released by Sony Music on 27 December 2019. It is a sequel to Walker's single "Alone" (2016). Many remixes of the song were published, among which those by Rave Republic, Toby Romeo, RetroVision, Da Tweekaz, and one by Alex Skrindo, in collaboration with Sebastian Wibe. Much like the original, "Alone, Pt. II" also garnered critical acclaim. The song reached the top 10 in Belgium, The Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, and Romania. A sequel to the song titled "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" was released on 28 September, 2023.
Critical reception
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised the song, stating that it "demonstrates the evolution of Walker’s production techniques". He also described Max's vocals as "a moment designed for glass-clinking, unified swaying and other forms of party camaraderie".
Music video
The official music video of the song was uploaded on Walker's YouTube channel on 27 December 2019. It is the sequel to the video of Walker's 2016 single "Alone". The Kristian Berg directed video was filmed in the Vietnamese province of Quảng Bình between 2 and 10 April 2019, in locations such as the Sơn Đoòng cave, Tróoc river, Chay river, Tra Ang bridge, Doong village, En cave and Nuoc Nut cave. A second video, also directed by Kristian Berg, was released on 17 February 2020, and was filmed live at the Château de Fontainebleau castle in France. As of July 2023, the video has amassed over 320 million views and 5.1 million likes.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Alan Walker – producer, songwriting, programmer
Ava Max – vocals, songwriting
Erik Smaaland – producer, songwriting
Henry Walter – songwriting, vocal producer, co-producer, background vocals
Markus Arnbekk – songwriting, background vocals, co-producer, guitar, programmer
Carl Hovind – songwriting, co-producer, programmer
Fredrik Borch Olsen – songwriting
Gunnar Greve – songwriting, executive producer
Alexander Standal Pavelich – songwriting, guitar
Halvor Folstad – songwriting
Dag Holtan-Hartwig – songwriting
Moa Pettersson Hammar – songwriting
Øyvind Sauvik – songwriting
Big Fred – co-producer, programmer
Jakob Emtestam – executive producer
Sören von Malmborg – mastering engineer, mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2019 singles
2019 songs
Alan Walker (music producer) songs
Ava Max songs
Sequel songs
Number-one singles in Belgium
Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Songs written by Alan Walker (music producer) Songs written by Gunnar Greve Song recordings produced by Cirkut Songs written by Ava Max