I Need Somebody

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"I Need Somebody"
Discography ineedsomebody.jpg
Single by Bardot
from the album Play It Like That
Released22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Recorded2001
Genre
Length
  • 3:30 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ray Hedges
Bardot singles chronology
"ASAP"
(2001)
"I Need Somebody"
(2001)
"Love Will Find a Way "
(2002)
Music video
"I Need Somebody" on YouTube

"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]

Contents

"I Need Somebody' is an up-tempo dancepop 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]

Commercial performance

"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]

Track listing

Australian CD single (0927418422) [1]

  1. "I Need Somebody" – 3:25
  2. "I Need Somebody" (Superfly club mix) – 6:23
  3. "I Need Somebody" (Le Marquis dub remix) – 7:00
  4. "I Need Somebody" (Le Marquis remix) – 7:00
  5. "ASAP" (KCB Klubbmix) – 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 5
Australian Dance (ARIA) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 59
Australian artist (ARIA) [7] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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