Hawthorne Heights’ Gold-certified sophomore album ‘If Only You Were Lonely’ returns to vinyl on July 17 via Craft Recordings, marking its 20th anniversary with a proper reissue and a worldwide tour already well underway. Pre-order is live now, with multiple exclusive colorways available including “Blue and Purple with Black Splatter” through Hawthorne Heights, “Pink Swirl” through Urban Outfitters, and “Ink Swirl” through Craft Recordings and Victory Records. Pre-order is available now.
Released in February 2006, ‘If Only You Were Lonely’ hit number three on the Billboard 200 and claimed the top spot on both Billboard’s Independent Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. Produced by David Bendeth (Paramore, Mayday Parade) and recorded at Water Music Recording Studios in Hoboken, NJ, the 12-track album pushed the Dayton, Ohio band into more cinematic territory, weaving in string sections and piano alongside the visceral energy that defined their debut. PopMatters called it “a confident band belting off catchy tune after tune.”
The album’s lead single “Saying Sorry” climbed to number seven on Billboard’s Alternative Songs Chart and remains one of the band’s most immediate and emotionally direct tracks. “This Is Who We Are,” “Pens and Needles,” and “I Am on Your Side” round out a setlist of songs that have held up across two decades of heavy rotation. “If Only You Were Lonely is kind of like your favorite hoodie,” frontman JT Woodruff says. “You keep buying new ones, but nothing quite feels like it, so you keep putting it on.”
The album took shape as Woodruff contended with the alienation that followed sudden fame, what he describes as “feeling like I’m on the outside looking in and being a spectator of my own life now that I constantly have an audience.” That emotional honesty is exactly what made it connect so deeply, and what keeps it resonating twenty years later.
The If Only You Were Lonely 20th anniversary tour is a massive international run covering Australia, Asia, Europe, the UK, and North America, continuing through November with a January 2026 appearance on the Emo’s Not Dead Cruise. Hawthorne Heights’ current lineup consists of Woodruff, Matt Ridenour, Mark McMillon on vocals and lead guitar, and Chris Popadak on drums. Full dates below.
‘If Only You Were Lonely’ Tracklist:
Side A
01 “This Is Who We Are”
02 “We Are So Last Year”
03 “Language Lessons (Five Words or Less)”
04 “Pens and Needles”
05 “Saying Sorry”
06 “Dead in the Water”
Side B
01 “I Am on Your Side”
02 “Breathing in Sequence”
03 “Light Sleeper”
04 “Cross Me Off Your List”
05 “Where Can I Stab Myself in the Ears”
06 “Decembers”
If Only You Were Lonely 20th Anniversary Tour Dates:
April 22 — Magnet House — Perth, Australia
April 24 — The Gov — Adelaide, Australia
April 25 — The Croxton Bandroom — Melbourne, Australia
April 26 — Manning Bar — Sydney, Australia
April 28 — The Brightside — Brisbane, Australia
May 1 — Capitol Theatre — Singapore
May 2 — RockOn Festival — Selangor, Malaysia
May 5 — Speakerbox Livehouse — Bangkok, Thailand
May 6 — SM Skydome — Manila, Philippines
May 8 — Yogibo Meta Valley — Osaka, Japan
May 10 — ReNY Alpha Akabane — Tokyo, Japan
May 11 — ReNY Alpha Akabane — Tokyo, Japan
May 14-17 — Sonic Temple Festival — Columbus, OH
May 20 — The Grand Social — Dublin, Ireland
May 21 — Voodoo — Belfast, UK
May 23 — Slam Dunk Festival — Hatfield, England
May 24 — Slam Dunk North — Leeds, UK
May 25 — The Dome — London, England
May 26 — Backstage BTM — Paris, France
May 27 — dB’s — Utrecht, Netherlands
May 28 — Kavka Zappa — Antwerp, Belgium
May 29 — Slam Dunk Germany — Oberhausen, Germany
May 30 — Noise and Needles Festival — Cologne, Germany
May 31 — Feierwerk — Munich, Germany
June 1 — Slam Dunk Italy — Milan, Italy
June 11 — Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races — Charles Town, WV
June 13 — Vans Warped Tour — Washington, D.C.
June 20 — Roxx Fest — Portage, IN
July 23 — Pappy + Harriet’s — Pioneertown, CA
July 24 — Pappy + Harriet’s — Pioneertown, CA
July 25 — Vans Warped Tour — Long Beach, CA
September 12 — Vans Warped Tour — Mexico City, Mexico
October 1 — Aftershock Festival — Sacramento, CA
October 21 — Town Ballroom — Buffalo, NY
October 22 — House of Blues — Boston, MA
October 23 — Aura — Portland, ME
October 24 — Irving Plaza — New York, NY
October 25 — Starland Ballroom — Sayreville, NJ
October 27 — Brooklyn Bowl Philly — Philadelphia, PA
October 30 — Elevation 27 — Virginia Beach, VA
October 31 — The Underground — Charlotte, NC
November 1 — Charleston Music Hall — Charleston, SC
November 3 — The Orange Peel — Asheville, NC
November 4 — Mercury Ballroom — Louisville, KY
November 5 — Cannery Hall — Nashville, TN
November 6 — Heaven at The Masquerade — Atlanta, GA
November 7 — Iron City Bham — Birmingham, AL
November 8 — House of Blues — New Orleans, LA
November 10 — Vinyl Music Hall — Pensacola, FL
November 12 — Jannus Live — St. Petersburg, FL
November 13 — Revolution Live — Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 14 — Vans Warped Tour — Orlando, FL
November 17 — The Vogue Theatre — Indianapolis, IN
November 20 — Clyde Theatre — Fort Wayne, IN
November 21 — Elevation at The Intersection — Grand Rapids, MI
November 22 — Saint Andrew’s Hall — Detroit, MI
November 23 — Warehouse on Broadway — Kansas City, MO
November 24 — The Vanguard — Tulsa, OK
November 25 — The Hawthorn — St. Louis, MO
January 22-26 — Emo’s Not Dead Cruise — Miami, FL