"Lonely Boy" is an international hit song from 1977, written and recorded by Andrew Gold in 1976 for his album What's Wrong with This Picture?

While "Lonely Boy" was Gold's biggest hit in the US, his "Never Let Her Slip Away" achieved greater success in the UK.

Many assume this song to be autobiographical, yet Gold denied the implication, despite great similarities between the lyrics and his life.

The song was the final video to be played on the MTV cable channel's first day of broadcast in the United States, on August 1, 1981,[22] and was featured in a number of films, including Boogie Nights (1997), The Waterboy (1998), and The Nice Guys (2016).

On Marc Maron's January 17, 2013 WTF podcast, Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl said that the band's cover of "Lonely Boy" would eventually be released as the A-side of a special "Solid Gold" 45 rpm single with a Foo Fighters version of Gold's "Never Let Her Slip Away" as the B-side.