Somebody to Love (OneRepublic song) explained

Somebody to Love
Cover:	OneRepublic Somebody to Love cover art.jpg
Type:	promo
Artist:	OneRepublic
Album:	Human
Released:	September 11, 2019
Length:	3:01
Label:	Mosley Interscope
Producer:	Tedder Kutzle McAnally Andrew DeRoberts

"Somebody to Love" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic as the first and only promotional single for the band's fifth studio album Human. The song, along with its writer JT Roach, were chosen as the winner of Episode 11 of Season 1 of the competition show Songland on which lead singer Ryan Tedder and lead guitarist Zach Filkins represented OneRepublic as the guest artist.^[1] The song was released on September 11, 2019, the same day as the episode's air date.

Background and composition

"Somebody to Love" was originally written JT Roach with additions from band members Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, and Zach Filkins, Songland judges Ester Dean and Shane McAnally, Kevin Fisher, Jintae Ko, and Andrew Wells. The lyrics were written after Roach saw an ex-girlfriend a new relationship.^[2] After Roach's first performance on Songland, he matched with McAnally for further development and production. Tedder and Filkins then chose the song over MADI's "Darkest Days", Tyler James Bellinger's "Giving You Up", and Brigetta's "Be Somebody". In a statement, Tedder described his reasoning for picking the song:

The song was played live for the first time at the band's concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 27 and 28.^[3]

Personnel

Musicians

• Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, programming, songwriting
• Zach Filkins – lead guitar, songwriting
• Drew Brown – bass guitar
• Brent Kutzle – bass guitar, programming, songwriting
• Eddie Fisher – drums

Additional musicians

• Daniel Adams – violin
• Brandon Collins – string arrangement
• David Davidson – violin
• Ester Dean – songwriting
• Andrew DeRoberts – programming, guitar, composition
• Kevin Fisher – songwriting
• Jintae Ko – composition, songwriting
• Shane McAnally – songwriting
• John Nathaniel – background vocals
• JT Roach – songwriting
• Tyler Spry – guitar
• Andrew Wells – composition, songwriting
• Steve Wilmot – programming

Production

• Tedder – production
• Kutzle – production
• DeRoberts – production
• McAnally – production
• Nathaniel – additional production, mixing
• Spry – additional production, engineering
• Rich Rich – engineering
• Carter Jahn – engineering
• Doug Sarrett – engineering
• Joe Zook – mixing

Charts

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Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[4]	16

Notes and References

1. Daw . Robbie . 2019-09-12 . Songland Season 1 Finale Recap: Ryan Tedder Lands a New OneRepublic Single . 2024-07-09 . Billboard . en-US.
2. Web site: 2019-09-12 . Season 1 of Songland Just Wrapped up with a New One Republic Hit . 2024-07-09 . Oprah Daily . en-US.
3. OneRepublic - Somebody To Love (Live from Red Rocks) . 2019-09-11 . OneRepublic . 2024-07-09 . YouTube.
4. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 23 September 2019. 9 July 2024.