[5] Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described "I'm the Lonely One" as "a snappy change of pace that will probably do [Richard] a lot of good in the parade.

The song skips along infectiously on a good light beat and the hand clapping in the accompaniment will pull you in quickly".

[6] The song did receive some criticism however, with one letter to the music press asking why the group had to "sink so low and go all R&B on their latest record?

I usually include a couple of rockers on my albums, and this song was cut with that in view, but the beat craze changed our plans.

It was released as a double A-side with a German-language version of "Don't Talk to Him", titled "Sag' "no" zu ihm".