Somewhere Else (Razorlight song)

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"Somewhere Else"
Single by Razorlight
from the album Up All Night
B-side"Keep the Right Profile", "Hang By, Hang By", "Up All Night" (live)
Released11 April 2005 (2005-04-11)
StudioSphere, Abbey Road, Brixton Academy (London, England)
Length3:16
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Johnny Borrell
Producer(s)Razorlight
Razorlight singles chronology
"Rip It Up"
(2004)
"Somewhere Else"
(2005)
"In the Morning"
(2006)
Music video
"Somewhere Else" on YouTube

"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 the first A-side recorded with drummer Andy Burrows. It 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]

Music video[edit]

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.

Track listings[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 11 April 2005 CD Vertigo [12]
United States 25 April 2005 Alternative radio Universal [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Worst lyrics of all time revealed!". NME. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ Somewhere Else (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Razorlight. Vertigo Records. 2005. 986 989-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Somewhere Else (UK CD1 liner notes). Razorlight. Vertigo Records. 2005. 9869892.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Somewhere Else (UK CD2 liner notes). Razorlight. Vertigo Records. 2005. 9869893.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 18. 30 April 2005. p. 101. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Somewhere Else". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Razorlight – Somewhere Else". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 April 2005. p. 27.
  13. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1603. 22 April 2005. p. 23. Retrieved 22 June 2021.