"Someone's Coming" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Steve Harley, released in 1979 as the second and final single from his 1978 debut solo album Hobo with a Grin. It was written by Harley and Jo Partridge, and produced by Harley.

The release of Harley's debut solo album, Hobo with a Grin, and the lead single "Roll the Dice", in July 1978 was met with commercial failure. After a period of living in Los Angeles, Harley returned to England in late 1978. Around this time, plans were made for "Someone's Coming" to be released as the album's second single. It was originally slated for release on 10 November 1978, however the date was then pushed back to 23 February 1979. For its release as a single, a remixed version of the song was created. Like its parent album and "Roll the Dice", "Someone's Coming" was a commercial failure, failing to make an appearance in the UK Top 75.

Like much of the Hobo with a Grin album, the song was recorded Abbey Road Studios in London. Any remixing or additional recording was done in Los Angeles, while the song and the album was mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. The song features contributions from ex-Cockney Rebel members Duncan Mackay, George Ford and Stuart Elliott, while the backing vocals were provided by Gloria Jones and Yvonne Keeley.

Speaking to The Morning Call in September 1978, Harley told Len Righi that the song was one of the oldest on Hobo with a Grin and had originally been written for Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. He also revealed that his close friend Marc Bolan had performed on the song, along with another track from the album, "Amerika the Brave", during Bolan's final studio session before his death in September 1977. He contributed backing vocals and acoustic guitar on the song, but was uncredited. Harley commented:

"The last time Marc went in the studio was for "Amerika the Brave". He also can be heard singing background on "Someone's Coming," though he's not credited. Bolan was a close friend. I had known him for a couple of years. We were a lot different. He was much more of an extrovert than me, but we grew very close. They say opposites attract."

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