"Somewhere Else" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, and was featured as a bonus track on the 2005 re-release of their debut album, Up All Night. It was their first new material following that album and became their biggest hit to date in the United Kingdom at the time when released as a single, debuting at number two in the UK Singles Chart, only to be bettered by "America", which charted at number one in October 2006. In 2007, the lyrics: "and I met a girl/She asked me my name/I told her what it was", were voted the third-worst lyrics of all time.[1]
"Somewhere Else" | ||||
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Single by Razorlight | ||||
from the album Up All Night | ||||
B-side | "Keep the Right Profile", "Hang By, Hang By", "Up All Night" (live) | |||
Released | 11 April 2005 (2005-04-11) | |||
Studio | Sphere, Abbey Road, Brixton Academy (London, England) | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Borrell | |||
Producer(s) | Razorlight | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Somewhere Else" on YouTube | ||||
The video features Johnny Borrell walking around various place in London, before returning to where he started at the beginning. A large portion of the video was filmed inside and outside the Northumberland Arms pub.
UK 7-inch single[2]
UK CD1[3]
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UK CD2[4]
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Silver | 200,000![]() |
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 11 April 2005 | CD | Vertigo | [12] |
United States | 25 April 2005 | Alternative radio | Universal | [13] |
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