"Somebody" is a

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song written by Dave Berg, Sam Tate, and Annie Tate. It was initially recorded by American

singer

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for his 2001 studio album '' Loving Every Minute''.

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later recorded the same song for her 2003 album '' Room to Breathe'', releasing it as that album's second single in January 2004. By August of that year, McEntire's version had reached the top of the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts, becoming her 22nd number hit of her career and her first since "

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" with

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in 1998.

Content

The protagonist, a male patron at a diner, vents to the waitress serving him about his so far unfruitful love life. The waitress reminds him to pay attention to the people around him because he'd never know where he might find the one for him, so he tries this in the elevator at his workplace. In the last verse, it is revealed that the protagonist and waitress ended up falling in love.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending January 17, 2004. The song reached No. 1 on the chart dated August 7, 2004, at which point a column in the magazine noted that the song's increase in airplay to the top position was likely due to stations being sponsored to play the song very heavily during the nighttime. As a result, it was only the fourth song since 1993, when the charts were first tabulated by counting spins, to gain by more than 1,000 spins in a week in its ascent to No. 1.

Year-end charts

References

2004 singles Country ballads 2000s ballads Reba McEntire songs Mark Wills songs Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy Songs written by Dave Berg (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon MCA Nashville Records singles 2001 songs {{2000s-country-song-stub