Somewhere There's a Someone (song)

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"Somewhere There's a Someone"
Single by Dean Martin
from the album Somewhere There's a Someone
B-side "That Old Clock on the Wall"
Released Feb 1966
Genre Pop
Length2:14
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Baker Knight
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen

"Somewhere There's a Someone" is a song written by Baker Knight, which was released in 1966 by Dean Martin. [1] [2] The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 32, [3] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [4] [5] In Canada, the song reached No. 44 on the RPM 100, [6] No. 9 on RPM's "GMP Guide", [7] and No. 17 on the CHUM Hit Parade. [8]

The song was ranked No. 18 on Billboard's ranking of "Top Easy Listening Singles" of 1966. [9]

Chart performance

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10032
US Billboard Easy Listening2
Canada - RPM 10044
Canada - RPM - GMP Guide9
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade17

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