Review: Single #2 - "One Less Lonely Girl"

Song: "One Less Lonely Girl" (Single #2)

From Album: My World (EP)

Release Date: October 6, 2009

A week ago, I started up the main act of the Bieber Guy blog with a review of Justin Bieber's very first single, "One Time." And at the end of the week, I gave an updated review after listening to the song a few more times. Now it's time for "One Less Lonely Girl."

If any of you are wondering why I'm going song by song at the moment and not reviewing the whole album, it's because these songs were released as singles in the months leading up to the EP release in November 2009.

"One Less Lonely Girl" was first released about a month and a half before the EP came out. Since this was the single that was out there closest to the EP release, it seems to me that this would be the song that people pay attention to and see if this is someone we should keep an eye on. And since there were no other official singles from the EP, this is an important one, just as important as the debut.

In my "One Time" review, I mentioned how a debut song needs to be catchy and sharply grab people's attention. Follow-up singles have challenges as well. Not only do you have to capitalize on the possible success of the debut, but also have to keep that momentum going with the second go around. That second song should be just as good, to put it simply. Or at least good enough and well-received enough to have an impact.

Since Bieber's fan base consists primarily of tween and teen girls, "One Less Lonely Girl" I'm sure succeeded on those fronts that I just mentioned. The achievement of this song lies in the lyrics, what the song is conveying. You have this in the chorus: "I'm comin' for you, one less lonely girl." The words really are directed right at the girls listening to his music. You see, the record company's not dumb; they know what sells. There's other lyrics like "I'm gonna put you first, I'll show you what you're worth" that tell girls that when you're in a relationship, your boyfriend, girlfriend, partner, significant other, whoever it is, should treat you right. When you have a teen heartthrob, in this case Justin Bieber, saying those words, girls will listen. And Justin said at one point that "I think it's really important these girls have something so they can be one less lonely girl." Having someone special in your life versus being all alone. Another message it's sending. But not just having someone in your life. It's having someone in your life that means something, that treats you right, etc.

I keep stressing the importance of having a catchy song. And when it comes to that, I personally think that "One Time" significantly succeeds more on that front than "One Less Lonely Girl." That's not to say the song is bad. But if I had to choose a song (of the two) to put on repeat, it would be "One Time." I just don't think that the melody, the hook, the beat, the tone, everything I mentioned in my updated review on Friday, stands out in the crowd as much. But as I said, there is success to be had from this song. And that is what I've mentioned above with the lyrics and how his fan base can connect to it.

The music video, like the one for his debut, features a girl he likes. In this one, there's a girl doing her laundry at the laundromat and drops a scarf for him, so he can pick it up and talk to her. The rest of the video is about Justin putting up signs and such so she can find him. Is it just me, or is anyone wondering why she would be going to a laundromat by herself as a teen? Are there teens in big cities who do that? I would assume she'd be around the same age as Justin (a teenager). She looks more like a college student to me? Is it just me? Maybe? Oh well...moving on. Anyway, the similarity to his first video I'm sure had that same reaction from girls, that they wish they were in that girl's position where Justin is seeking her out.

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As you have noticed, I had other blog posts between my first review and this one (a news article and an updated review). Who knows, other posts like those may show up throughout the upcoming week. But my next official review will be for the iTunes promotional singles "Love Me" and "Favorite Girl." Yes, I realize that by then, I will have already reviewed a majority of the EP. But I will still put out a review of the overall EP as well.

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