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"Somewhere Somebody" | ||||
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Single by Five Star | ||||
from the album Between The Lines | ||||
B-side | "Have A Good Time" | |||
Released | 23 November 1987 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | RCA, Tent | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dean Chamberlain, Martin Briley | |||
Producer(s) | Dennis Lambert | |||
Five Star singles chronology | ||||
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"Somewhere Somebody" is the name of a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star. It was the third release from their third album, Between The Lines .
No promotional video was made to accompany this single as the band were too busy with the "Children Of The Night Tour". The live performance of the song became its 'official' video.
The song's chart position of #23 became the group's lowest charting UK Top 40 single since "Love Take Over" in 1985.
All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2012 'Between The Lines' album, the 2013 'The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984-1991)' or the 2018 'Luxury - The Definitive Anthology 1984-1991' boxset EXCEPT ** Somewhere Somebody (Dub Remix)
Chart (1987–88) | Position |
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Netherlands (Single Top 100) [1] | 35 |
UK Singles (OCC) [2] | 23 |
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