Someone Else (song)

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"Someone Else"
Single by Duncan Laurence
from the album Small Town Boy and the EP Worlds on Fire
Released13 May 2020
Length3:04
Label Spark
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duncan Laurence singles chronology
"Love Don't Hate It"
(2019)		"Someone Else"
(2020)		"Last Night"
(2020)
Music video
"Someone Else" on YouTube

"Someone Else" is a song by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. It was released as a digital download on 13 May 2020 by Spark Records as the third single from his debut studio album Small Town Boy , the song also features on his debut EP Worlds on Fire . The song was written by Brett McLaughlin, Bram Inscore, Jonny Price, Duncan Laurence and PJ Harding.

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Background

Talking about the song, Laurence said: "'Someone Else' is about the feeling you can get when you're all by yourself and your head starts spinning and replaying memories of a previous relationship. [...] Where you normally find comfort and distraction in your daily life, these days you are confronted almost every minute with those thoughts". [1]

Live performances

On 16 May 2020, Laurence performed the song live on Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light . It replaced the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was broadcast live from Hilversum, Netherlands. [2] [3]

Lyric video

A lyric video for "Someone Else" was released on 13 May 2020, in tandem with the song and EP's release. Directed by Laurence and his then-boyfriend Jordan Garfield, it features Laurence walking at night, singing the song to the camera – the video commonly utilizes close-ups on his face.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

Charts

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References

  1. ↑ "Duncan Laurence releases debut EP 'Worlds On Fire'". Wiwibloggs . 14 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Duncan Laurence - Someone Else - Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light". YouTube . Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light: 10 Standout Moments". Billboard . 16 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Credits / Worlds On Fire / Duncan Laurence – TIDAL". Tidal . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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