"Somewhere in the World" is a single by

disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...

band

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

, the only single to be released from their seventh studio album ''

Ten Thousand Lightyears ''Ten Thousand Lightyears'' is the seventh studio album by Boney M. and the first to feature new member Reggie Tsiboe, who had taken over Bobby Farrell's role as the band's leading man in early 1982. Background After a break in the spring of 1983 ...

''. Featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the ballad marked another commercial low for the band when it peaked at #11 in the Swiss charts and at #49 in Germany. The full length 5:07 version was released on the 12" single.
Lead Vocal: Liz Mitchell. Backing Vocals: Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett.

Releases

7" Single *"Somewhere in the World" (edit) – 4:25 / "Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (edit) (Farian, Kawohl, Davis) – 4:37 (Hansa 106 320-100, Germany) 12" Single *"Somewhere in the World" (extended mix) – 5:07 / "Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (extended club mix) – 5:48 / "Wild Planet" (alternate mix) – 3:41 (Hansa 601 246-213, Germany)

Sources

{{Boney M. singles Boney M. songs 1984 singles Hansa Records singles 1984 songs