"Somebody Like You"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Golden Road
B-side"If You Wanna Stay"
Released23 July 2002
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length
  • 5:23 (album version)
  • 3:41 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Where the Blacktop Ends"
(2001) 		"Somebody Like You"
(2002) 		"Raining on Sunday"
(2003)

"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 third studio album, Golden Road (2002). The song became Urban's second number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, spending six weeks at that position. The song also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number three in Canada. In December 2009, Billboard named the song as the number-one country song of the 2000s decade. In 2003, the 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 number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now the Hot Country Songs) chart dated for the week of 19 October 2002, holding that position for six weeks and spending 41 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 2000s decade.[5] The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 31 July 2019.[6] As of September 2015, the song has sold 1.05 million copies in the US.[7] Outside the US, "Somebody Like You" peaked at number three on the Canadian Singles Chart and was certified triple platinum in Australia in 2023.[8]

Music video

The song's music video was released to Country Music Television (CMT) on 7 August 2002.[9] 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".[9]

Track listings

Canadian CD single (2002)[10]

  1. "Somebody Like You" – 3:53
  2. "If You Wanna Stay" – 4:27

European CD single (2005)[11]

  1. "Somebody Like You" – 3:57
  2. "You Look Good in My Shirt" – 3:47
  3. "You Are Not Alone Tonight" (acoustic) – 3:40
  4. "Somebody Like You" (sessions at AOL performance) – 3:45

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the Golden Road liner notes.[12]

Charts

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 1,050,000[7]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "KEITH URBAN: Golden Road". March 2005.
  2. ^ "Somebody Like You". Musicnotes.com. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. ^ Lane, Jimmy. "Country stars leave huge mark on decade". Norwich Bulletin. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  6. ^ a b "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Somebody Like You". Recording Industry Association of America.
  7. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (8 September 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 8, 2015". RoughStock.
  8. ^ a b "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Keith Urban Releases New Video and New Album; "Somebody Like You" Video Set for Broadcast Premiere August 7th; New Street Date by Demand — October 8". Business Wire (subscription required to view full article). 6 August 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  10. ^ Somebody Like You (Canadian CD single liner notes). Keith Urban. Capitol Records, EMI Music Canada. 2002. 7 2435 51295 2 9.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Somebody Like You (European CD single liner notes). Keith Urban. Capitol Records. 2005. 0946 338627 2 2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.
  13. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002". Jam!. 14 January 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Hot Country Songs: 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Hot Country Songs: 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Oct 2023 Single Accreds" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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