Somebody Like That (song) explained

Somebody Like That
Artist:Tenille Arts
Album:Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
Type:single
Cover:Somebody Like That TA.jpeg
Length:3:18
Genre:Country
Producer:Alex Kline
Prev Title:Call You Names
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Everybody Knows Everybody
Next Year:2020

"Somebody Like That" is a song co-written and recorded by the Canadian country music artist Tenille Arts.[1] The song was co-written with Allison Veltz, as well as the track's producer Alex Kline.[2] It was the third single from Arts' second album Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between.[3] Kline made history in January 2021 as the first solo female producer to have a song performed by a female artist reach the top 15 on American country radio.[4] In April 2021, the song hit #1 on the Mediabase Country Aircheck chart in the U.S., giving Arts the first #1 for a Canadian artist since Emerson Drive's "Moments" in 2007.[5]

Background

Arts remarked that she and her co-writers wanted to get away from writing break-up songs and wanted to "write something positive that was uptempo and fun, but still had substance to it, and was still... a really positive way of looking at love".[6] The song is about searching for "epic love that lasts a lifetime" and not settling until you find it. Arts and her co-writers took inspiration from couples they looked up to, including their parents and grandparents.[7]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country called the track "a love song presented with great confidence and heart".[8] The song was named Top Country Pick of the Week on January 10, 2020.[9]

Commercial performance

"Somebody Like That" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Canada Country chart, her highest-charting song in Canada to date. It has reached peaks of number 3 on Country Airplay, number 9 on Hot Country Songs, and number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

Release and promotion

"Somebody Like That" was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on September 27, 2019,[2] and was shortly released to Canadian country radio after. 19th & Grand Records and Reviver Records jointly released the song to American country radio on January 13, 2020. In late April, Reviver split with Arts' promotion and label team, and the song was solely promoted by 19th & Grand afterwards.[10]

Track listings

Digital download – single

  1. "Somebody Like That" – 3:18

Digital download – single[2]

  1. "Somebody Like That" (acoustic) – 3:14

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Somebody Like That"! Chart (2021)! Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 35
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 45

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Somebody Like That" Song + Video Available Now. Tenille Arts. September 27, 2019.
  2. Web site: Somebody Like That – Tenille Arts. AllMusic. January 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: Tenille Arts' New Album Set For January. Lorie. Hollabaugh. Music Row Magazine. December 11, 2019.
  4. News: Hollabaugh . Lorie . Producer Alex Kline Breaks Ground With Top 15 Hit "Somebody Like That" . January 27, 2021 . MusicRow . January 26, 2021.
  5. News: Nikkel . Greg . Weyburn's Tenille Arts hits No. 1 for 'Somebody Like That'. April 26, 2021 . Weyburn Review. April 25, 2021.
  6. Web site: Story Behind the Song: Tenille Arts, 'Somebody Like That'. Carena. Liptak. The Boot. February 3, 2020.
  7. Web site: Monica. Walton. Tenille Arts Opens Up About The Inspiration Behind New Songs, 'I Hate This' And 'Somebody Like That'. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115202023/https://etcanada.com/news/735480/tenille-arts-opens-up-about-the-inspiration-behind-new-songs-i-hate-this-and-somebody-like-that/. dead. January 15, 2021. ET Canada. January 15, 2021.
  8. Web site: Billy. Dukes. Tenille Arts' 'Somebody Like That' Describes a Love You Dream Of [Listen]]. Taste of Country. January 4, 2020.
  9. News: Top Country Pick: Tenille Arts 'Somebody Like That'. January 16, 2021. Top Country. January 10, 2020.
  10. Web site: Billboard Country Update – April 12, 2021. Billboard.
  11. Web site: Country Airplay – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  12. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.