Somewhere Somehow

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"Somewhere Somehow"
Somewhere Somehow.jpg
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Picture This
Released18 September 1995 (1995-09-18) [1]
RecordedNovember 1994–January 1995
Studio
  • Miraval (Var, France)
  • Whitfield Street (London, England)
Length3:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
(1995)		"Somewhere Somehow"
(1995)		"She's All on My Mind"
(1995)

"Somewhere Somehow" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the fourth single from their fourth studio album, Picture This (1995), on 18 September 1995. The song reached number seven on the UK and Irish Singles Charts. Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile .

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Picture This album booklet. [2] [6]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 45
Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 78
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [9] 16
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 39
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 44
Scotland (OCC) [13] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 7

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 16 September 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Somewhere Somehow (UK CD1 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLCD 26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Somewhere Somehow (UK CD2 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLDD-26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Somewhere Somehow (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLMC 26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Somewhere Somehow (European CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 852 366-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Picture This (UK CD album booklet). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 526 851-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 12, no. 41. 14 October 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Wet Wet Wet – Somewhere Somehow" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (5.8. '95 – 11.8. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 August 1995. p. 44. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Somewhere Somehow". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Wet Wet Wet – Somewhere Somehow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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