Love Somebody (Rick Springfield song) explained

Love Somebody
Cover:	RickSpringfieldLoveSomebody.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Rick Springfield
Album:	Hard to Hold
B-Side:	The Great Lost Art of Conversation
Released:	1984
Genre:	Hard rock, Power pop^[1]
Length:	3:30
Label:	RCA
Prev Title:	Souls
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Don't Walk Away
Next Year:	1984

"Love Somebody" is a song by Rick Springfield. It was released in 1984 as the first single from his soundtrack album Hard to Hold.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cash Box said that the song demonstrates Springfield's improvement as a songwriter since he began his pop music career.^[5]

The song was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. News: Tucker. Ken. Albums. March 30, 1984. April 27, 2021. Philadelphia Inquirer.
2. Book: Scheurer, Timothy. American Popular Music: The Age of Rock. 255. 1989. Bowling Green University Popular Press. 9780879724672. March 21, 2021. Google Books.
3. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Who's who of Seventies Music. 382. 1993. Guinness Publishing. 9780851127279. March 21, 2021. Google Books.
4. Web site: Remembering the "Other" Rock Movie From 1984: Rick Springfield's 'Hard To Hold'. Ryan. Mike. New Music United. April 2, 2014. March 21, 2021.
5. Reviews. Cash Box. March 10, 1984. 2022-07-23. 15.
6. Book: Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Kent . David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book Ltd. . . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 . Kent Music Report.
7. December 22, 1984 . Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles . TA-19 . Billboard . 96 . 51 . March 21, 2021.