I Get Lonely
I Get Lonely, released October 5, 2010 after debut album Thank Me Later, is among the two oldest recordings on Care Package. Produced by Noah '40' Shebib, it is a slowed, bass-deepened remake of TLC's 'FanMail' (written by Dallas Austin) and reads as an explicit, candid loneliness record. Drake told MTV News he was 'envious of friends of mine that have great committed relationships,' framing the song as both a confession of isolation behind early fame and a stated 'fan-mail tribute' to TLC. Soft and inward, more diary than statement, it reinforces the through-line Care Package was built to make: that some of Drake's most emotionally direct writing lived in his non-album material.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "I Get Lonely" and Care Package. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Genius: Drake '30 for 30 Freestyle' lyricsGenius · 2019-10-25 — Primary lyric page for the Care Package track read as containing subliminals.
- Complex: Drake — Care Package and the 2010s (2019)Complex · 2019-08-02 — Complex Care Package feature.
- Care Package (album) — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary verification for release date, per-track original release history, samples/interpolations, credits, critical reception and chart/certification data.
- Drake — I Get Lonely (Genius)Genius · 2026-05-18 — Confirms Oct 5, 2010 post-Thank Me Later release, TLC 'FanMail' cover status and Drake's MTV News quote on loneliness.
