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"Lonely Cactus" is a song by Australian singer Dami Im and released on 19 February 2021[1] as the fifth single from Im's sixth studio album, My Reality (2021). The song did not enter the ARIA top 100, but debuted at number 5 on the Australian Independent chart.[2]

"Lonely Cactus"
Single by Dami Im
from the album My Reality
Released	19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
Length	3:11
Label	Dami Army, ABC
Songwriter(s)	Dami Im Andrew Burford Bri Clarke
Producer(s)	One Above
Dami Im singles chronology
"Paper Dragon" (2020) "Lonely Cactus" (2021)
Music video
"Lonely Cactus" on YouTube

Im wrote the song in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia admitting "There were days when I felt lonely. I needed to make friends or see my friends. Other days I just wanted to be alone."[3][4] In an interview with Hope Breakfast, Im said "Initially I wrote it as I'm a lonely cactus. I was in lockdown with [husband] Noah, and I wanted to socialise again and find connection, but when things opened up and I was going to catch up with friends, I couldn't be bothered. I wanted to be by myself. I love being by myself, and I had gotten so used to that and eventually we changed the lyrics to 'you’re a lonely cactus' because it was just easier to write about someone else."[5]

A piano version was released on 30 April 2021.[6]

Music video

The music video premiered on 19 February 2021.[7]

Track listings

• Digital download

1. "Lonely Cactus" – 3:11

• Digital download

1. "Lonely Cactus" (Piano version) – 3:27

Charts

Chart performance for "Lonely Cactus"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australia Independent (AIR)[2]	5

References

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