Ben Haenow Releases Charity Single ‘If You’re Lonely’
British platinum-selling singer and songwriter Ben Haenow has just released his brand new single If You're Lonely, a charity single in aid of mental health.
If You’re Lonely is an uplifting anthem for those in need of comfort and consolation and all the proceeds from this gorgeous song will be donated to the charity Mind. This is a song packed with emotive lyricism and impassioned vocals which soar over intricate acoustic guitar melodies, emotive piano keys, lush strings and steady percussion. If You're Lonely is such a heartwarming song that aims to help people understand they’re not alone when battling their inner demons. Have a listen to this powerful song below!
Explaining the inspiration for If You’re Lonely, Ben Haenow said:
I think that admitting you have, at some point, suffered with your own mental health issues is essentially just admitting to being human. We all have stress, anxiety, negative thoughts and feel down sometimes, but there is still so much stigma attached to those words ‘mental health’.This song was initially kind of like writing a note to myself... ‘I know you’ was almost a reference to my own realisation that I knew deep down how I was feeling wasn’t the real me, and more the effects of all my own negative thoughts and experiences. But also that it can sometimes take someone who really knows you to be able to bring you back from feeling like you are alone with nowhere to turn.
Ben made the decision to donate all proceeds from If You’re Lonely to Mind after seeing the life-changing work the charity does. He explained:
I have friends who have had experience with Mind and the help, support and counselling that they offer. I have seen how it has lifted such a weight, almost a physical weight, from them and given them not only hope for their future, but aspirations and actual happiness. That’s why I have chosen Mind as the charity I want to help support with the single.