Somebody's Me
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"Somebody's Me" is the second single released from Enrique Iglesias
's fourth UK studio album, Insomniac
. The single was released in the UK on December 10, 2007. The single found success in the USA, Canada
and Latin America
, however, it failed to chart in the UK.
. He also sang the song during his "For the Fans" tour of club venues which previewed songs from his then upcoming album. The song proved to be a hit with fans. Originally the song was not to be the second single from Insomniac. Prior to the decision to release it "Push" was planned as the second single, several articles about the album cited it as the second single and was confirmed by Iglesias in several interviews. The first signs that "Somebody's Me" would be chosen instead came during an appearance by Iglesias on MTV
's Total Request Live
. The singer stated that either "Push" or "Somebody's Me" would be the next single for the US and that he and his management would be looking throughout the Internet to choose which would be the better choice. During a phone interview with KRQQ
in Tucson, Arizona
Iglesias stated that
"Somebody's Me" would be the second US single from Insomniac. The decision to release the track was met with controversial reactions from fans. While many thought the song was good, there was concern that the romantic ballad would struggle to catch on in the increasingly R&B and Hip Hop dominated music market. The choice proved confusing to many who observed that positive write ups from people on music forums, music Blogs, YouTube posts and majority on his official message board stated they'd rather have "Push". Iglesias embarked on a radio tour throughout twentytwo radio stations throughout North America focusing mostly on CHR
stations but also stopping by some AC
stations to promote the single. Despite this the song turned out to be a commercial failure on CHR, not even making the Billboard Hot 100
though after a while fared better on AC radio were it went Top Twenty. Iglesias promoted the song on a number on television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Regis & Kelly, Mike & Juliet
and made his first Soap Opera debut performing the song on The Young and the Restless
. The song was also featured during Iglesias's guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother
. In July 2007, Iglesias appeared on Canadian Idol
in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. His first appearance on the show was to coach the Top Eight contestants followed by his second appearance to perform "Somebody's Me" from Insomniac and his 2000 #1 hit "Be With You
." His performance was enthusiastically received by both the audience and judges who all gave Enrique a standing ovation. The song was released in Europe as the third single from Insomniac releasing the song to radio and music television stations. The UK release schedule had a CD single stated to be released on December 10th but it was later confirmed as a download only single in the UK. The single have received strong airplay on many countries, like in Finland, Liethuania, due of success of previous single Tired of Being Sorry. In an interview for BBC
's The One Show
Iglesias was asked why he released the song to which Iglesias simply stated "Because my record company told me to".
Total Request Live
on August 14th. During the appearance Iglesias stated that MTV censored parts of the video that were deemed too sexual. Sometime later an uncensored version was uploaded to Iglesias's official Youtube channel under the name "Somebody's Me : Directors Cut". The Music video was directed by Anthony Mandler
and features Sarai Givaty
, a famous Israel
i model and was filmed in the streets of Los Angeles
, in June 2007. The video follows Iglesias as he enters a studio apartment and him kissing his love interest in a bath tub and both of them simulating making love. Also in the video are scenes of them meeting in an empty street and a scene in which he plays cards as she does a pencil portrait of him (art being an interest of Givati's). Whether Iglesias is remembering his love interest or imagining her is not made clear in the video, however some fans feel that the video depicts an imminent breakup that both characters will regret. At 4:15 it appears that Enrique depicts suicide by leaning backwards from the edge of an abandoned building. As now the video has more 31 millions views on youtube.
USA Remixes Single
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
's fourth UK studio album, Insomniac
Insomniac (Enrique Iglesias album)
A Re-release in India came with a DVD containing music videos for the songs "Do You Know", "Somebody's Me", "Tired of Being Sorry" and "Push" .-Charts:-Release history:...
. The single was released in the UK on December 10, 2007. The single found success in the USA, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, however, it failed to chart in the UK.
Song information
Iglesias debuted the song on the season finale of Extreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...
. He also sang the song during his "For the Fans" tour of club venues which previewed songs from his then upcoming album. The song proved to be a hit with fans. Originally the song was not to be the second single from Insomniac. Prior to the decision to release it "Push" was planned as the second single, several articles about the album cited it as the second single and was confirmed by Iglesias in several interviews. The first signs that "Somebody's Me" would be chosen instead came during an appearance by Iglesias on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
. The singer stated that either "Push" or "Somebody's Me" would be the next single for the US and that he and his management would be looking throughout the Internet to choose which would be the better choice. During a phone interview with KRQQ
KRQQ
KRQQ is an FM radio station in Tucson, Arizona, which is licensed to broadcast on the frequency of 93.7 MHz with a power of 96,000 watts, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications...
in Tucson, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
Iglesias stated that
"Somebody's Me" would be the second US single from Insomniac. The decision to release the track was met with controversial reactions from fans. While many thought the song was good, there was concern that the romantic ballad would struggle to catch on in the increasingly R&B and Hip Hop dominated music market. The choice proved confusing to many who observed that positive write ups from people on music forums, music Blogs, YouTube posts and majority on his official message board stated they'd rather have "Push". Iglesias embarked on a radio tour throughout twentytwo radio stations throughout North America focusing mostly on CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
stations but also stopping by some AC
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
stations to promote the single. Despite this the song turned out to be a commercial failure on CHR, not even making the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
though after a while fared better on AC radio were it went Top Twenty. Iglesias promoted the song on a number on television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Regis & Kelly, Mike & Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced by Fox, the show first aired on January 22, 2007 to a number of markets originally through Fox and MyNetworkTV, most in the Fox Television Stations Group...
and made his first Soap Opera debut performing the song on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. The song was also featured during Iglesias's guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
. In July 2007, Iglesias appeared on Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. His first appearance on the show was to coach the Top Eight contestants followed by his second appearance to perform "Somebody's Me" from Insomniac and his 2000 #1 hit "Be With You
Be with You (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Be with You" is a dance/pop song performed by singer Enrique Iglesias. It was co-written by Iglesias and, produced by Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling, the team responsible for Cher's hit song "Believe". Iglesias once stated that he initially came up with the lyrics of the song while taking a break...
." His performance was enthusiastically received by both the audience and judges who all gave Enrique a standing ovation. The song was released in Europe as the third single from Insomniac releasing the song to radio and music television stations. The UK release schedule had a CD single stated to be released on December 10th but it was later confirmed as a download only single in the UK. The single have received strong airplay on many countries, like in Finland, Liethuania, due of success of previous single Tired of Being Sorry. In an interview for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's The One Show
The One Show
The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...
Iglesias was asked why he released the song to which Iglesias simply stated "Because my record company told me to".
Music video
Iglesias premiered the music video for "Somebody's Me" at an appearance on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
on August 14th. During the appearance Iglesias stated that MTV censored parts of the video that were deemed too sexual. Sometime later an uncensored version was uploaded to Iglesias's official Youtube channel under the name "Somebody's Me : Directors Cut". The Music video was directed by Anthony Mandler
Anthony Mandler
Anthony Mandler is a commercial and music video director, who has written and directed music videos for several artists. His most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna...
and features Sarai Givaty
Sarai Givaty
Sarai Givaty, sometimes spelled Sarai Givati or known as SARAI is a well known actress, and model in Israel.Her first role was in a live sketch on the Israeli tonight show where she played an American reporter. The segment was very successful. On the final show, Israeli hush critic Raana Shacked...
, a famous Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i model and was filmed in the streets of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, in June 2007. The video follows Iglesias as he enters a studio apartment and him kissing his love interest in a bath tub and both of them simulating making love. Also in the video are scenes of them meeting in an empty street and a scene in which he plays cards as she does a pencil portrait of him (art being an interest of Givati's). Whether Iglesias is remembering his love interest or imagining her is not made clear in the video, however some fans feel that the video depicts an imminent breakup that both characters will regret. At 4:15 it appears that Enrique depicts suicide by leaning backwards from the edge of an abandoned building. As now the video has more 31 millions views on youtube.
Track listing
USA 2-Track Single- "Somebody's Me" - 3:58
- "Alguien Soy Yo" - 3:59
USA Remixes Single
- "Somebody's Me" (Jody Den Broeder Club Mix) - 8:38
- "Somebody's Me" (Mark!'s Vocal Mix) - 8:42
- "Somebody's Me" (Jody Den Broeder Dub) - 7:58
- "Somebody's Me" (Mark!'s Flava Dub) - 8:35
- "Somebody's Me" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) - 4:11
- "Somebody's Me" (Mark!'s Radio Edit) - 3:10
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
106 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song... |
4 |
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
31 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 29 |
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
August 8, 2007 |
| Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
December 10,. 2007 |