I Need Somebody

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{{Infobox song | name = I Need Somebody | cover = Discography_ineedsomebody.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Bardot | album = Play It Like That | B-side = | released = {{start date|2001|10|22|df=yes}} | recorded = 2001 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Pop|dance|disco}} | length = {{ubl|3:30 (album version)}} | label = {{hlist|Warner Music Australia}} | writer = {{hlist|Ray Hedges|Nigel Butler|John Pickering}} | producer = {{hlist|Ray Hedges}} | prev_title = ASAP | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Love Will Find a Way | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|QMVNg1dlZ0U|"I Need Somebody"}}|header=Audio video}} }}

'''"I Need Somebody"''' is a song by Australian pop group Bardot and the second single from their second studio album, ''Play It Like That'' (2001). It was written by Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler, and John Pickering, and produced by Hedges.<ref name=inscharts>{{cite web|title=australian-charts.com - Bardot - I Need Somebody (song)|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bardot&titel=I+Need+Somebody&cat=s|accessdate=10 April 2024}}</ref>

"I Need Somebody' is an up-tempo dance–pop song influenced by disco music,<ref name=disco>{{cite web|title=Girl.com.au - Bardot needs you|url=https://www.girl.com.au/bardot2ndsingle.htm|accessdate=10 April 2024}}</ref> and was Bardot's first song to be included on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart.<ref name=dancechart /> It gained a positive reception with one critic comparing it to the dance–pop stylings of Kylie Minogue.<ref>"I Need Somebody" review, ''Herald Sun'', Cameron Adams. October 2001.</ref> The music video was filmed at a mansion in Sydney, directed by Simon Bookallil.<ref name=disco />

==Commercial performance== "I Need Somebody" debuted at number 8 on the Australian singles chart,<ref name=inscharts /> their highest debut since "Poison" (2000). It eventually peaked at number 5, becoming Bardot's third top-five single.<ref name=inscharts /> It spent a total of 14 weeks in the top 100<ref>{{cite web|title=The ARIA Report - 4 February 2002|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE623.pdf|accessdate=10 April 2024|archive-date=22 February 2008|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/ISSUE623.pdf|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> and was certified gold.<ref name=ARIA/>

On the ARIA Dance Singles Chart, "I Need Somebody" debuted at number 1.<ref name=dancechart>{{cite web|title=The ARIA Report - 29 November 2001|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue613.pdf|accessdate=10 April 2024|archive-date=22 February 2008|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222433/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue613.pdf|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

"I Need Somebody" was the 59th highest selling single in Australia for 2001 and the fourth highest selling single by an Australian artist that year.<ref name=eoy>{{cite web|title=The ARIA Report - End of Year 2001|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue617_EOY2001.pdf|accessdate=10 April 2024|archive-date=22 February 2008|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222432/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue617_EOY2001.pdf|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

==Track listing== '''Australian CD single''' (0927418422)<ref name=inscharts /> # "I Need Somebody" – 3:25 # "I Need Somebody" (Superfly club mix) – 6:23 # "I Need Somebody" (Le Marquis dub remix) – 7:00 # "I Need Somebody" (Le Marquis remix) – 7:00 # "ASAP" (KCB Klubbmix) – 3:36

==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name=inscharts /> |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|Australian Dance (ARIA)<ref name=dancechart /> |align="center"|1 |}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- |align="left"|Australia (ARIA) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2001/singles-chart|title=2001 ARIA SINGLES CHART|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> |align="center"|59 |- |align="left"|Australian artist (ARIA)<ref name=eoy /> |align="center"|4 |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|refname=ARIA}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:2001 singles Category:Songs written by Ray Hedges Category:Song recordings produced by Ray Hedges Category:Bardot (Australian band) songs Category:2001 songs