"Lonesome Loser" is a 1979 song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. Released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, First Under the Wire, the single entered the Billboard Hot 100 on July 21, 1979, at No. 63, ultimately climbing to No. 6 on September 29, 1979, where it would become the band's third Top 10 hit and sixth overall Top 40 hit in the United States.[1] Worldwide, the single would ultimately peak at No. 19 in the band's native Australia, No. 3 in Canada and No. 31 in New Zealand.