"Somebody Like You" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2002 as the first single from his 2002 album Golden Road. The song became Urban's second number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now the Hot Country Songs) chart, spending six weeks at that position. The song also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. In December 2009, Billboard also named the song as the number one country song of the first decade of the 21st century.

"Somebody Like You"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Golden Road
Released	July 23, 2002
Recorded	Ca. 2002
Genre	Country rock[1]
Length	5:23 (album version) 3:41 (radio edit)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	John Shanks Keith Urban
Producer(s)	Dann Huff Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Where the Blacktop Ends" (2001) "Somebody Like You" (2002) "Raining on Sunday" (2003)

In 2003, this song was remixed for the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Content

"Somebody Like You" is set in common time in the key of E major. The verses use a chord pattern of E-A-E-B-A-E, with a pattern of E-A-E-A-C♯m-F♯m7 on the chorus, and the lead vocal ranges from E4 to G♯5.[2]

Commercial performance

"Somebody Like You" reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now the Hot Country Songs) chart dated for the week of October 19, 2002, holding that position for six weeks and spending forty-one weeks on that chart.[3] It also reached number 23 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]

In December 2009, Billboard ranked "Somebody Like You" as the number one country song for the first decade of the 21st century.[5] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2005.[6] As of September 2015, the song has sold 1.05 million copies in the US.[7]

Music video

The song's music video was released to Country Music Television (CMT) on August 7, 2002.[8] It was directed by Trey Fanjoy, who also directed the video for Urban's late 2000/early 2001 single "But for the Grace of God".[8] Urban's ex-girlfriend, Niki Taylor appeared in the video.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Somebody Like You" Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [9] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 23 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 1 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Somebody Like You" Chart (2002) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 36 US Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 14 Chart (2003) Position US Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 34

Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[15] 2× Platinum 140,000 United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 1,050,000[7] Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track:[16]

• Keith Urban – lead vocals, lead guitar, ganjo, EBow, cardboard box
• Tim Akers – keyboards
• Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
• Dann Huff – guitars
• Chris McHugh – drums
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Russell Terrell – background vocals

References

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