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Single by Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih | |||||||||||
Released | January 6, 2015 | ||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
Recorded | 2014 | ||||||||||
Genre | Electro-R&B | ||||||||||
Length | 3:10 | ||||||||||
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"Somebody" is the debut single from Dutch singer Natalie La Rose featuring American singer Jeremih. The song was written by La Rose and produced by The Futuristics and Cook Classics. It was released for digital download on January 6, 2015.
Musically, "Somebody" is an electro-R&B song which makes use of synthesizers and heavy drum instrumentation. Both La Rose and Jeremih's vocals make use of auto-tune. The song features snippets of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston, "Do You Really Wanna Know" by Lillix written by Marcel Albert, and Shots by LMFAO and Lil Jon.
The single reached the number one position on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart in its April 4, 2015 issue. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number ten, making it Jeremih's fourth top-ten hit and La Rose's first. The single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 2,000,000 copies. It also charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and was awarded Silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry. In Australia, the song peaked at number 12 and was certified platinum, denoting sales exceeding 70,000 copies.
The accompanying music video, directed by Luke Gilford, was uploaded to La Rose's Vevo account on February 13, 2015. It features La Rose leading her dancers in front of an old mansion while also singing the song in a garden with a rose-covered fence and statues with strange lighting, with intercut scenes of Jeremih singing his part. The video received over 130 million views on Youtube/Vevo.