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"I Need Somebody" is a song by Australian pop group Bardot and the second single from their second studio album, Play It Like That (2001). It was written by Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler, and John Pickering, and produced by Hedges. [1]
"I Need Somebody' is an up-tempo dance–pop song influenced by disco music, [2] and was Bardot's first song to be included on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart. [3] It gained a positive reception with one critic comparing it to the dance–pop stylings of Kylie Minogue. [4] The music video was filmed at a mansion in Sydney, directed by Simon Bookallil. [2]
"I Need Somebody" debuted at number 8 on the Australian singles chart, [1] their highest debut since "Poison" (2000). It eventually peaked at number 5, becoming Bardot's third top-five single. [1] It spent a total of 14 weeks in the top 100 [5] and was certified gold. [6]
On the ARIA Dance Singles Chart, "I Need Somebody" debuted at number 1. [3]
"I Need Somebody" was the 59th highest selling single in Australia for 2001 and the fourth highest selling single by an Australian artist that year. [7]
Australian CD single (0927418422) [1]
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [1] | 5 |
Australian Dance (ARIA) [3] | 1 |
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [8] | 59 |
Australian artist (ARIA) [7] | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [6] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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