Somebody's Somebody

"Somebody's Somebody"
Single by Prince
from the album Emancipation
Released	13 January 1997
Recorded	November 1994 [1]
Studio	Paisley Park (Chanhassen)
Genre	R&B soul
Length	4:30 (radio edit) 4:43 (album version)
Label	NPG EMI
Songwriter(s)	Brenda Lee Eager Prince Hilliard Wilson
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
"The Holy River" (1997) "Somebody's Somebody" (1997) "The Truth" (1998)

"Somebody's Somebody" is a song from Prince's (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol, see cover art) 1996 album Emancipation . ^[2]

The song is an R&B ballad about Prince being lonely and wanting someone to hold and wanting to be "somebody's somebody". The US promotional release was sent to urban radio stations at the same time that "The Holy River" was sent to pop radio stations, and the song achieved moderate success at urban radio peaking at number 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. In other countries the song was released as a double A-side with "The Holy River". Excluding the re-release of "1999", "The Holy River" / "Somebody's Somebody" became his final UK Top 40 single in his lifetime.

Charts

Chart performance for "Somebody's Somebody"

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [3] "The Holy River" / "Somebody's Somebody"	19
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay [4]	15

References

1. "Somebody's Somebody". Prince Vault.
2. "The Artist (Formerly Known as Prince) – Somebody's Somebody (Remix) (1997, Vinyl)". Discogs .
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. "Prince Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2023.