"Somebody to Love Me" | ||||
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Single by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Boy George and Andrew Wyatt | ||||
from the album Record Collection | ||||
Released | 26 November 2010 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop, synthpop | |||
Length | 4:58 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Producer(s) | Mark Ronson | |||
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"Somebody to Love Me" on YouTube |
"Somebody to Love Me" is the third single taken from Record Collection ,the third studio album by Mark Ronson,released under the moniker Mark Ronson &The Business Intl. The song features Boy George and Andrew Wyatt on vocals.
The video for the track,directed by Saam Farahmand,was released on 14 October 2010. It features a club party in a home video style theme,with the date stamp "14.6.1982" - or 14 June 1982,which was Boy George's 21st birthday. However neither Ronson,Boy George or Andrew Wyatt feature in the video. [1] Diane Kruger stars as Boy George. On the 21 December 2018 episode of The Graham Norton Show (S24E12) featuring Emily Blunt,Lin-Manuel Miranda,Ben Whishaw,Emily Mortimer,Boy George,and Culture Club,Boy George disclosed that Emily Blunt was originally asked to play him for the video but she was unavailable/declined.
Charts (2010) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] | 16 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] | 50 |
Israel (Media Forest) [4] | 4 |
UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 55 |
The song also reached number 10 in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010.
Region | Release | Format | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 26 November 2010 | Digital Download,12" | [6] [7] |
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