And I Was Alone

"And I Was Alone" is an instrumental by The Residents, recorded during sessions for their Commercial Album between September 1979 and October 1980, and first released in October 1980 as the uncredited closing track of the first side of the Commercial Single EP.

The song was then included on a bonus 7" single included with the French release of the album, with another outtake, "Shut Up Shut Up". The song has since often been included in expanded reissues of Commercial Album.

Music video

An animated video for the song was created by Greek animator Harry Lagoussis for the Commercial DVD in 2004.

List of releases

• Commercial Single EP (1980)
• Commercial Album — French edition (1981)
• Commercial Album — Classic Series CD reissue (1988)
• Commercial DVD (2004)
• Documentation (2009)
• Commercial Album pREServed (2019)

See also

• "Shut Up Shut Up"
• Commercial Single
• Commercial Album

Buy Or Die!

Listen online

• "And I Was Alone" on Spotify
• "And I Was Alone" on Apple Music
• "And I Was Alone (Alternate)" on Spotify
• "And I Was Alone (Alternate)" on Apple Music

External links and references

• Commercial Single at The Residents Historical

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