I Finally Found Someone

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"I Finally Found Someone"
I Finally Found Someone cover.jpg
Single by Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams
from the album The Mirror Has Two Faces
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre Pop [1]
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Foster
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"As If We Never Said Goodbye"
(1994)
"I Finally Found Someone"
(1996)
"Tell Him"
(1997)
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Star"
(1996)
"I Finally Found Someone"
(1996)
"18 til I Die"
(1996)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [69] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [70] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [71] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [72] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 5, 1996 Columbia [ citation needed ]
United KingdomJanuary 27, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
A&M [73]
JapanFebruary 10, 1997Mini-CD [74]

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