Lonely Hearts

"Lonely Hearts" is a song by American R&B singer and songwriter JoJo. It was released April 24, 2020, as the first promotional single from JoJo's fourth studio album, Good to Know (2020). The song was written by JoJo, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Martin McKinney, Merna Bishouty and Dylan Wiggins, while the latter handled the song's production alongside Doc McKinney and Merna Bishouty vocally producing the song. Lyrically the song is a story of self-improvement and self love for people who struggle with codependency. The song received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, with many praising its sound similar to JoJo's second mixtape Agápē (2012). The song's accompanying music video was shot in director Zelda Williams' front yard while in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic against a white bed sheet backdrop. The video premiered on JoJo's official YouTube channel on April 27, 2020. A remix featuring Demi Lovato was released on August 28, 2020, as part of the deluxe edition of Good to Know. Background "Comeback" was originally set to be the only promotional single released from the album. During a live stream interview with Entertainment Weekly JoJo stated that the single released version of the song would include a male feature. On April 20, 2020, JoJo joined a live stream with singer Tory Lanez and the singers both confirmed they had a song in the works together. Two days later JoJo officially announced that "Comeback" would no longer serve as a promotional single from the album due to the late addition of a new feature and would be released alongside the album. "Lonely Hearts" was the officially released on April 24, 2020, in lieu of the song as the only promotional song released to promote the album. JoJo said the song "continues on the journey of self love that I've been on... how temptation and doubt arise... but at the end of the day how choosing self preservation over toxic relationships is the vibe right now". Development JoJo camped out at House of Balloons in Toronto, Canada with songwriters Lowell and Doc McKinney during early writing sessions for the song. The song was written from a place of self reflection and truly being happy with being on your own. JoJo stated "I knew the importance of being on my own for a solid year because I had never really been single. I had jumped up from relationship to relationship and I started dating with? I was 14.