Be Someone Else (song)

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"Be Someone Else"
Be someone else single.jpg
Single by Slimmy
from the album Be Someone Else
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre Electronica, electronic rock, alternative rock
Length3:22
Label iPlay
Songwriter(s) Paulo Fernandes
Producer(s) Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner
Slimmy singles chronology
"You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)"
(2008)
"Be Someone Else"
(2010)
"The Games You Play"
(2010)

"Be Someone Else" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2010 as the lead single from his second studio album Be Someone Else . The single wasn't particularly successful, charting anywhere. A music video was also made for "Be Someone Else", produced by Riot Films. It premiered on 27 June 2010 on YouTube.

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Background

"Be Someone Else" was unveiled as the album's lead single. The song was written by Fernandes and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. [1] It was released to MySpace on 1 January 2010.

Music video

A music video was also made for "Be Someone Else", produced by Riot Films. It premiered on 27 June 2010 on YouTube. [2] The music video features two different scenes which alternate with each other many times during the video. The first scene features Slimmy performing the song with an electric guitar and the second scene features Slimmy performing with the band in the background.

Chart performance

The single wasn't particularly successful, charting anywhere.

Live performances

Track listing

Digital single
  1. "Be Someone Else" (album version) - 3:22

Personnel

Taken from the album's booklet. [3]

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Worldwide January 1, 2010 Digital Download

Charts

YearTitleChart Positions
POR
2010"Be Someone Else"--

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References

  1. "Segundo álbum de Slimmy apresentado sexta-feira no Porto". Ionline. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. "Slimmy: "Be Someone Else" at YouTube". Youtube. 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. Credits taken from the album's liner notes. Retrieved 30 June 2011.