"Don't You Need Somebody" is a song by Moroccan record producer

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that features collective vocals by

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, Serayah, and

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. It was released on 20 May 2016.

Music video

An official music video was released on 1 August 2016 on RedOne's official channel on

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. The video directed by

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features RedOne gathering people from all walks of life to come together for a party in the city streets. The previously released Friends of RedOne's Version of the video released on 9 June 2016, includes footage of RedOne with his son, the four featured artists Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy performing the song alongside a host of other personalities pitching in with video footage including singers

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(of the band

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, Moroccan rapper and record producer

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, German YouTuber Bianca Heinicke, Jennifer Lopez,

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(of the Eurythmics),

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(of

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, Tal,

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, songwriter

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and Palestinian singer

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, as well as actor

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, actor and singer

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, actress

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, dancer

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and

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, model Kristina Bazan, and famous sports personalities who pitched in with their own segments including

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Track listing

Digital download #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) – 3:27 Digital download #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, Aseel and Shaggy) – 3:34 Remixes – EP #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) osh Bernstein – Rannix remix– 3:11 #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy)

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remix] – 3:02 #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) shi remix– 3:32 #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) avi x Lema remix– 3:41 #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) ropixx Island House remix– 3:28

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Remix #"Don't You Need Somebody" (featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) ahill Remix– 3:39

Other versions

With the popularity of the song, language versions are being launched. For the

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and English version was launched by RedOne featuring Enrique Iglesias, Shaggy and for the Arabic section the singer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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