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Somebody Like You
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Wikipedia article
"'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.
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-Cm-Fm7 on the chorus, and the lead vocal ranges from E3 to G4.
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. It also reached number 23 on the all-genre 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart.
In December 2009, 'Billboard' ranked "Somebody Like You" as the number one country song for the first decade of the 21st century. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2005. As of September 2015, the song has sold 1.05 million copies in the US.
Music video
The song's music video was released to Country Music Television (CMT) on August 7, 2002. 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". Urban's ex-girlfriend, Niki Taylor appeared in the video.
Charts and certifications
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Personnel
The following musicians perform on this track:
*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
Category:2002 singles
Category:Keith Urban songs
Category:Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
Category:Songs written by John Shanks
Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Category:Songs written by Keith Urban
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
Category:2002 songs
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