Someone like Me (song)

"Someone like Me" is a song by British girl group Atomic Kitten. Released on 29 March 2004 as the third and final single from their third studio album, Ladies Night (2003), the piano-driven track was issued as a double A-side with "Right Now 2004", a remixed version of their debut single, "Right Now". With the group having announced their split prior to the song's release, it was originally intended to be released as their final single, though they later released a further three one-off singles in 2005 and two charity singles in 2006 and 2008. The group reformed officially in September 2012 without Jenny Frost, who was replaced with original member Kerry Katona.

"Someone like Me"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Ladies Night and Greatest Hits
A-side"Right Now 2004"
B-side"Wild"
Released29 March 2004 (2004-03-29)[1]
Length2:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ciaron Bell
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Ladies Night"
(2003)
"Someone like Me" / "Right Now 2004"
(2004)
"Cradle"
(2005)
Audio video
"Someone Like Me" on YouTube

Background

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"Someone like Me" was written by Ciaron Bell and Liz McClarnon, and produced by Bell. A slight alteration was made to the song for the single release: on the album version of the song, Liz performs the opening and second verses of the song, but for the single version, her vocals were removed from the second verse and Jenny Frost's were added.

Chart performance

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The song peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number eight, subsequently going on to sell 50,000 copies in the UK alone, making it a moderate success. The single was also a top 20 hit in Ireland, going straight in at number 18. In the Flanders region of Belgium, it reached number eight on the Ultratip chart. The single also charted in the Netherlands and Switzerland but did not make the top 40 in either.

Music video

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The music video for "Someone like Me" features all three girls in white clothes in a room which is plain white. While Liz plays the piano to start of the video, the other two girls are seen lying down on a sofa, and then a view is shown of the girls from outside the room, by a door opening. The video was intended to be simple and basic, much like the video for "Whole Again".

Track listings

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UK CD1[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someone like Me"
Bell2:05
2."Right Now 2004"3:45
UK CD2[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Right Now 2004"
  • Kershaw
  • McCluskey
  • Howes
  • Harrington
3:45
2."Someone like Me"
  • Bell
  • McClarnon
Bell2:05
3."Wild"
Chapman3:42
4."Right Now 2004" (video)  2:04
European CD single[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Right Now 2004"
  • Kershaw
  • McCluskey
  • Howes
  • Harrington
3:45
2."Someone like Me"
  • Bell
  • McClarnon
Bell2:05
European maxi-CD single[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Right Now 2004"
  • Kershaw
  • McCluskey
  • Howes
  • Harrington
3:45
2."Someone like Me"
  • Bell
  • McClarnon
Bell2:05
3."Wild"
  • Nichols
  • Chapman
  • Frost
Chapman3:42

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 March 2004. p. 39.
  2. ^ Someone like Me/Right Now 2004 (UK CD1 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINCD60.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Right Now 2004/Someone like Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINDX60.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Right Now 2004/Someone like Me (European CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 0724354861925.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004 / Someone Like Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Someone Like Me / Right Now 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004 / Someone Like Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004 / Someone Like Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 May 2019.