Somewhere Somehow Explained

Somewhere Somehow
Cover:	Somewhere Somehow.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Wet Wet Wet
Album:	Picture This
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	November 1994–January 1995
Length:	3:51
Prev Title:	Don't Want to Forgive Me Now
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	She's All on My Mind
Next Year:	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.

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Somewhere Somehow"
2. "All You Need Is Love" (live from Glasgow SE&CC)
3. "Somewhere Somehow" (live from Glasgow SE&CC)
4. "She Might Never Know" (live from Sheffield Arena)

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Somewhere Somehow"
2. "Roll 'Um Easy" (live from London Arena)
3. "Celebration" (live from Wembley Arena)
4. "Gypsy Girl" (live from Manchester Arena)

UK cassette single^[4]

1. "Somewhere Somehow"
2. "Morning" (1995 Youth remix)
3. "Somewhere Somehow" (synth string version)

European CD single^[5]

1. "Somewhere Somehow"
2. "Morning" (1995 Youth remix)

Credits and personnel

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

Studios

• Recorded between November 1994 and January 1995 at Miraval (Var, France) and Whitfield Street (London, England)

Personnel

• Wet Wet Wet – production, arrangement
  • Graeme Clark – writing, fretless bass, assorted basses, production
  • Tommy Cunningham – writing, drums, percussion
  • Neil Mitchell – writing, keyboards, piano
  • Marti Pellow – writing, vocals
• Fiachra Trench – orchestration

• Graeme Duffin – all guitars, production
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Ian Morrow – programming
• Simon Vinestock – engineering
• Andrew Boland – string engineering

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	45
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[8]	16

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 49. 16 September 1995. 27 June 2021.
2. Somewhere Somehow. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK CD1 liner notes. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JWLCD 26.
3. Somewhere Somehow. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK CD2 liner notes. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JWLDD-26.
4. Somewhere Somehow. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK cassette single sleeve. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JWLMC 26.
5. Somewhere Somehow. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. European CD single liner notes. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 852 366-2.
6. Picture This. Picture This (Wet Wet Wet album). Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK CD album booklet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 526 851-2.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 12. 41. 18. 14 October 1995. 16 July 2020.
8. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (5.8. '95 – 11.8. '95). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 44. 4 August 1995. 1 October 2019.