"Mr. Lonely" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Bobby Vinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra.

[4] The single of Vinton's recording was released just as the Vietnam War was escalating and many soldiers were experiencing a similar situation.

Vinton and Gene Allan later re-teamed to compose "Coming Home Soldier", which reached No.

[7][8] After Vinton heard Greco's version on the radio, the executives confessed to him that they felt he was more of a musician and songwriter than a singer.

Many months later, when Epic gave Vinton the choice of which song should be the twelfth and final selection for his greatest-hits album, he chose "Mr.

[9] Following its inclusion on the album, many radio disc jockeys started to play the track—particularly those who remembered Buddy Greco's version and how Vinton had been prevented from releasing it as a single.

The Japanese radio program Jet Stream has been using Franck Pourcel's Mr. Lonely as its theme song since 1967.