Alone In My Car

## **Alone In My Car**Single by Niki DeMar

* Original
* Acoustic

## Music Video

* Original
* Acoustic

## Audio

* Original
* Acoustic

"**Alone In My Car**" is a song by Niki DeMar. It was released on July 23, 2020, as the lead single and first track from her debut extended play (EP) *Nights Alone*, along with its official music video directed by Nayip Ramos.

The song is DeMar's most successful solo song to date, and her most streamed single on all streaming platforms. It gained 2.2 million streams on Spotify in two months after its release.

## Background

On May 8, 2020, Niki announced that she had already written and recorded a few songs and that she knew which one would be the first one that is out of the handful. On July 7, 2020, Niki revealed she was filming a music video that day. On July 13, 2020, when asked for a hint about the music video she had just filmed, Niki said "⚡️🌪🔥❄️". On July 13, 2020, Niki announced that the she had filmed the week before would be coming out the next week along with the single, preceded by a behind the scenes video. The video was also promoted by Advantage Public Relations, with photography Jasper Soloff.On July 17, 2020, Niki revealed that the single and music video are gonna be released in he end of July, and also shared some of the behind the scenes. The title of the song was confirmed in Niki, Gabi and Alex's Maxim France cover story. On July 19, 2020, Niki announced that the song would be released on July 23, 2020, and that she had written the song during quarantine. On the day of release, merchandise was revealed. On August 12, 2020, during her Billboard Live At Home concert, Niki announced that an acoustic version of the song would be released. Later the same day, Niki announced that the acoustic version would be released on August 14, 2020.

## Music video

The music video for "Alone In My Car" was filmed on July 7, 2020. It was directed by Nayip Ramos, with cinematography by Mario Contini, produced by Casey Schreffler and Nayip Ramos, visual effects by Logan Sprangers, with photography by Nate West, styling by Mikiel Benyamin, hair styling by Valerie Vanessa, glam by Katie Nova and effects makeup by Greer Gillespie.

### **Behind the scenes**

On July 17, 2020, Niki posted the first tease of the behind the scenes of the music video. The full behind the scenes video was posted on July 28, 2020, on Niki DeMar.

Doing Hollywood sh\*t in my hometown bc quarantineA REAL behind the scenes of my music video \*raw + uncut\*

### **Acoustic video**

On August 14, 2020, along with the release of the acoustic version of the song, Niki released a second music video. It was shot in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and directed by Jasper Soloff.

## Commercial performance

On July 26, 2020, Spotify added the song to their Teen Beats playlist and Apple Music added it to their New In Pop playlist. The song also charted at number 155 on the iTunes Charts. Later, it peaked at number 53 on the iTunes Charts. On July 30, 2020, it was also added to the Fresh Finds: Pop playlist on Spotify.

## Live performances

Niki debuted the song live during her Billboard Live At Home concert on August 12, 2020. She performed the acoustic version. On September 25, 2020, Niki made her debut televised performance, performing the acoustic version of the song on LX News. On October 5, 2020, Niki released a live performance video of the song.

NIKI DEMAR - Alone in My Car (Live Performance)
## Lyrics

**[Chorus]**

Now I’m alone in my car

And I’m running through my thoughts

Know I needa get away

Cause my stomach's in a knot

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

Drivin' down twenty two

I don't know what I’ll find

Wastin' time with a view

Tryna' ease my mind

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

**[Verse 1]**

When did we get here?

I guess everything we had wasn’t so clear

Let your foot off the gas so we switched gears

And you’re actin' all like you don't know

Oh oh

We were moving so fast

Gave my all, I could never see this love crash

Always down for the ride like it could last

Like it didn’t matter where we’d go

Oh oh

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You’re set in your ways

You say I’m to blame

For me you won’t change, yeah

**[Chorus]**

Now I’m alone in my car

And I’m running through my thoughts

Know I needa get away

Cause my stomach's in a knot

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

Drivin' down twenty two

I don't know what I’ll find

Wastin' time with a view

Tryna' ease my mind

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

**[Verse 2]**

Street lights, are they talkin'?

Tellin' me, I’m holdin’ on to nothing

In the end all I wanna feel is something

Giving all I have to give

Oh oh

Long nights on the highway

Thinkin' over all the things that I won’t say

Marley telling me that it's okay

Gotta live how I wanna live

Oh oh

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You’re set in your ways,

For me you won’t change

We can't stay the same

Yeah, yeah

**[Chorus]**

Now I’m alone in my car

And I’m running through my thoughts

Know I needa get away

Cause my stomach's in a knot

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

Drivin' down twenty two

I don't know what I’ll find

Wastin' time with a view

Tryna' ease my mind

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

**[Bridge]**

You’re set in your ways

You say I’m to blame

For me you won’t change, yeah

**[Chorus]**

Now I’m alone in my car

And I’m running through my thoughts

Know I needa get away

Cause my stomach's in a knot

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

Drivin' down twenty two

I don't know what I’ll find

Wastin' time with a view

Tryna' ease my mind

Should I leave or stay?

Ooh-oh-oh

**[Outro]**

Ooh-oh-oh

## References

1. ↑ YouTuber Niki DeMar’s New Single Honors Creativity In Isolation
2. ↑ Twitter - this song is gonna be my first solo single out of the handful I’ve written and recorded... this one is just it. I’m such a perfectionist, but this is it. I can’t wait for this ride 🚌!!!!
3. ↑ Twitter - music video today.
4. ↑ Twitter - filming\* music video today. lol
5. ↑ Twitter - ⚡️🌪🔥❄️
6. ↑ Twitter - next week oops
7. ↑ Twitter - yes 📀🤩
8. ↑ Twitter - ... behind the scenes 😇
9. ↑ Advantage Public Relations via Instagram - New solo music coming out for @niki 🙌Stay tuned! 📷: @jasperegan
10. ↑ i brought hollywood to PENNSYLVANIA for a week to get sh\*t done
11. ↑ Twitter - i am so excited to finally announce that my new single ‘alone in my car’ is out on 7.23. i wrote this during quarantine when my car was my escape from a lot of shit going on. this song means so much to me & i can’t wait for u to hear it 🌩 pre-save now! stem.ffm.to/aloneinmycar
12. ↑ Twitter - i’m blown away by your response to my ‘alone in my car’ acoustic performance 😭 i decided i’m going to drop the official acoustic version everywhere this friday 8.14!! you can listen to the preview exclusively on my @SoundCloud now 🕯🌩️
13. ↑ Soundcloud - Alone In My Car Acoustic Teaser
14. ↑ Twitter - thank you for the support @AppleMusic 🤍 you can listen to #AloneInMyCar on New In Pop apple.co/308Ehw0
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Instagram - seriously blown away by all of your love & support for ‘alone in my car’ 💜 this is my first song that’s been playlisted on @applemusic & @spotify and charted on the itunes chart. love y’all so much. keep streaming!! 🌩♥️
16. ↑ Alone In My Car - iTunes Charts