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"'You're Somebody Else'" is a song by the Swedish-American indie pop duo Flora Cash. The song was initially included on the band's debut full-length album, 'Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine)', which was released on 20 April 2017 via Stockholm-based indie label Icons Creating Evil Art, before being licensed to Sony Music's RCA Records after achieving viral success. Upon the band's signing to RCA, the track was removed from the digital version of the album (worldwide, except in Scandinavia) while being allowed to remain on the vinyl version. The song achieved its initial viral success after being used in a Movistar commercial in Mexico promoting safety for young people meeting each other online.Duncan MacLeod, [http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2017/movistar-love-story/, "Movistar Love Story reveals online twist"], The Inspiration Room, 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018 After debuting on Pandora Radio's Predictions chart in August 2018 and retaining the No. 4 spot there well into September, "You're Somebody Else", reached the Top 10 on both the 'Billboard' Alternative Songs and Adult Alternative Songs airplay charts that November.Emily Blake, [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8475032/pandora-predictions-flora-cash-social-house-ava-max, "Pandora Predictions to Know: Flora Cash, Social House, Ava Max & Summer Walker"], 13 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018

The song eventually reached the number one position on American radio on both the Mediabase Adult AlternativePaul Marszalek, [http://www.thetop22.com/charts/2018/12/the-top-22-triple-a-radio-songs-12-9-18/, "The Top 22 Triple A Radio Songs 12-9-18"], Media Mechanics, 09 Dec 2018, retrieved 16 January 2019 and Alternative radio formats.Brian Cantor, [https://headlineplanet.com/home/2019/02/10/flora-cashs-youre-somebody-else-reaches-1-at-alternative-radio/, "Flora Cash's 'You're Somebody Else' Reaches #1 At Alternative Radio"], Headline Planet, 10 Feb 2019, retrieved 14 February 2019

To date, the track has garnered over 300 million streams on Spotify[https://open.spotify.com/artist/6GpcBKNmZDIrRzYkPJu7Wd?si=7YgsOBrjTR2cm7sBmnE5QA/, "flora cash"], Spotify, retrieved 17 April 2022 and the lyric video has been viewed over 165 million times on YouTube.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVdPh2cBTN0/, "flora cash"], flora cash - You're Somebody Else (Lyric Video), retrieved 17 April 2022

Background



The song was written in less than 24 hours while songwriters Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj were staying at Shpresa's sister's apartment in Stockholm. Shpresa's sister, Swedish actress Ariana Lleshaj and her fianc had gone on a trip to New York, and asked if Cole and Shpresa would like to stay in their apartment for a change of scenery. The couple; Cole in particular, had been going through a period of anxiety leading up to the writing of the song.

Song description



According to Cole and Shpresa, the main lyric in the song, 'you look like yourself but you're somebody else' was "more a matter of one speaking to oneself than to another person." They went on to say, "sometimes when were dealing with psychological issues, we literally feel displaced internally; alien to ourselves. [The song] ended up taking on multiple meanings and perspectives but the root of it at the beginning was as a sort of self-talk, self-therapy."

Critical reception



The song was given positive reviews. Steve Baltin, writing for Forbes Magazine wrote that "[Flora Cash's] brilliant "You're Somebody Else" is arguably the most intriguing song on radio this past year." Comeherefloyd wrote that the track "hounds and whispers that secret dark self doubt, deep within ourselves."

Television



On 9 August 2018, Flora Cash performed "You're Somebody Else" on 'The Late Late Show with James Corden', marking their television debut.Sam Tornow, [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8469598/late-late-show-flora-cash-youre-somebody-else-watch, "Flora Cash Make American TV Debut With Dreamy Performance of 'You're Somebody Else' on Corden: Watch"], 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018

On 28 February 2019, Flora Cash performed "You're Somebody Else" on 'Live with Kelly and Ryan', marking their first live television performance.[https://wkzo.com/news/articles/2019/feb/16/flora-cash-books-performance-on-kelly-and-ryan/, "Flora Cash books performance on "Kelly and Ryan""], 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019

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