Somebody Else's Guy
"Somebody Else's Guy" is a 1984 song written and popularized by Jocelyn Brown. On the US soul chart, the single peaked at number two and stalled at number seventy-five on the Hot 100,[2] but in the UK it made the pop top twenty. On the disco chart, "Somebody Else's Guy" peaked at number thirteen.[3] It was the title track of Brown's debut solo album, released the same year.
"Somebody Else's Guy" | ||||
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Single by Jocelyn Brown | ||||
from the album Somebody Else's Guy | ||||
B-side | "Remix" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Genre | Post-disco[1] | |||
Length | 6:28 (Album version) | |||
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Jocelyn Brown singles chronology | ||||
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Jocelyn Brown version
Track listing and formats
- U.S. 12" single, VND D01
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Vocal 12" Version) - 6:28
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Instrumental Dub) - 5:45
Charts
Chart (1984-1985) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 22 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 31 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 33 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 75 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 200,000![]() |
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CeCe Peniston version
"Somebody Else's Guy" | ||||
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Single by CeCe Peniston | ||||
from the album The Best Of | ||||
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Recorded | 1996 | |||
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Length | 5:37 (Album version) | |||
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Producer(s) | Darren "Nitro" Clowers | |||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Classic Old School 12" Mix"
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Music video | ||||
1996 Soul Train Performance on YouTube |
In 1996, the song was covered by dance music singer CeCe Peniston for her studio album I'm Movin' On. In 1998, it was released as a single to promote Peniston's greatest hits collection, The Best of CeCe Peniston, an import compilation issued in 1998 only in Europe and Japan.
Both Brown in 1984,[12] and Peniston in 1998 reached the same chart position on the UK Top 75, peaking at number thirteen.
The single reached a Top 10 position on the UK Chart-Track list, peaking at number six in February.
Credits and personnel
- CeCe Peniston – lead/back vocal
- Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown – additional producer, remix, remix engineer
- Matt "Jam" Lamont – additional producer, remix
- David Morales – additional producer, remix
- Manny Lehman – executive producer
- Mark Mazzetti – executive producer
- Darren Clowers – producer, keyboards
- Keith Andes – keyboards
- Rom Malco – drum programming
- Terry Burns – programming
- Joey Moskowitz – programming
- Tuff & Jam – remix engineers
- Vachik Aghaniantz – engineer, mix
- Dave "EQ3" Sussman – engineer
- Clowers Studios, Hollywood, CA – studio
- Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA – mix
- Jocelyn Brown Music (BMI) – publisher
- PolyGram International (ASCAP) – publisher
- Additional credits
Track listings and formats
- CD, DE, promo, #588 497-2[13]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47
- CD, DE, #582 114-2[14]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Hard House Dub) - 9:18
- 12", UK, promo, #AMPMDJ 111[15]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14
- CD, UK, promo, #GUYCD1[16]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Uplifting Club Edit) - 3:47
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Edit) - 3:44
- 12", UK, promo, #AMPMDJ 117 A[17]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)
- 12", UK, #582 511 1[18]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version)
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)
- 12", UK, promo, #DJ117[19]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage)
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Dark & Funky Mix)
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Instrument.) - 5:53
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Hard House Dub) - 9:18
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
- "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25
- MCS, UK, #582 511-4[25]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
- "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)
- MCD, DE, #582 115-2[26]
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) — 5:37
- "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Instrument.) - 5:53
Weekly charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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UK GfK Chart-Track[27] | 6 |
UK Top 75 Singles[27] | 13 |
References
- General
- "CeCe Peniston - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- "CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- Specific
- Neal, Mark Anthony (April 22, 2002). "Nuyorican Nostalgia". PopMatters. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
Brown (...) is best known for her 1983 anthem "Somebody Else’s Guy" which was a great example of quality post-Disco dance music emanating out of New York City.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 85.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 45.
- "Ultratop.be – Jocelyn Brown – SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Jocelyn Brown – SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "Charts.nz – Jocelyn Brown – SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY". Top 40 Singles.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- "Jocelyn Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Jocelyn Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- "British single certifications – Jocelyn Brown – Somebody Else's Guy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- "シー・シー・ペニストン". オリコン (in Japanese). Oricon. oricon.co.jp. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
サムバディ・エルスズ・ガイ" ▪ 発売日 1998年02月25日 ▪ 品番 POCM-1234
- For peak positions of "Somebody Else's Guy" by Jocelyn Brown in UK, choose her Official Charts link. For Brown's US top singles positions, check the allmusic link.
- "Jocelyn Brown - "Somebody Else's Guy" - UK". Official Charts Company. April 21, 1984. Official Charts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
#13
- "Jocelyn Brown - "Somebody Else's Guy" - USA". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
#13
- "Jocelyn Brown - "Somebody Else's Guy" - UK". Official Charts Company. April 21, 1984. Official Charts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - CD, DE, Promo, #588 497-2". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - CD, DE, #582 114-2". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - 12", UK, Promo, #AMPMDJ 111". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - CD, UK, Promo, #GUYCD1". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - 12", UK, Promo, #AMPMDJ 117 A". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - 12", UK, #582 511 1". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - 12", UK, Promo, #DJ117". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - 12", IT, #ZAC 137". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - 12", UK, Promo, #588 500-1". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - MCD, JP, #POCM-1234". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - MCD, UK, #582 511-2". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - MCD, UK, #582 517-2". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - MCS, UK, #582 511-4". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - MCD, DE, #582 115-2". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- For peak positions of "Somebody Else's Guy" single in UK, choose the singles link, or a Official Charts link depending on a release and/or peak date to view full runs of the single(s) in England. For British Charts as compiled by GfK Chart-Track, see the charttrack link.
- "CeCe Peniston - Singles - UK". The Official Charts Company. Music Week. theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
#13
- "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - UK". Official Charts Company. February 7, 1998. Official Charts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
#13
- "CeCe Peniston - UK Chart-Track - "Somebody Elses Guy"". Billboard. February 2, 1998. p. 60. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "CeCe Peniston - Singles - UK". The Official Charts Company. Music Week. theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.