Somebody Like That (song)

"Somebody Like That" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Tenille Arts.[2] The song was co-written with Allison Veltz, as well as the track's producer Alex Kline.[3] It was the third single from Arts' second album Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between.[4] Kline made history in January 2021 as the first solo female producer to have a song performed by a female artist reach the top 15 on American country radio.[5]

"Somebody Like That"
Single by Tenille Arts
from the album Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)[upper-alpha 1]
GenreCountry
Length3:18
Label
  • 19th & Grand
  • Reviver
Songwriter(s)
  • Tenille Arts
  • Allison Veltz
  • Alex Kline
Producer(s)Alex Kline
Tenille Arts singles chronology
"Call You Names"
(2019)		 "Somebody Like That"
(2019)		 "Everybody Knows Everybody"
(2020)
Music video
"Somebody Like That" on YouTube

Background

Arts remarked that her and her co-writers wanted to get away from writing breakup songs, and wanted to "write something positive that was uptempo and fun, but still had substance to it, and was still... a really positive way of looking at love".[6] The song is about searching for "epic love that lasts a lifetime" and not settling until you find it. Arts and her co-writers took inspiration from couples they looked up to, including their parents and grandparents.[7]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country called the track "a love song presented with great confidence and heart".[8] The song was named Top Country Pick of the Week on January 10, 2020.[9]

Commercial performance

"Somebody Like That" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Canada Country chart, her highest charting song in Canada to date.[10] It has reached peaks of number 17 on Country Airplay,[11] number 27 on Hot Country Songs,[12] and number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[13]

Track listings

Digital download – single

  1. "Somebody Like That" – 3:18

Digital download – single[3]

  1. "Somebody Like That" (acoustic) – 3:14

Charts
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 89
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 25

Notes
  1. The track was not officially sent to radio formats in the United States until January 13, 2020.[1]

References
  1. "TENILLE ARTS – SOMEBODY LIKE THAT". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. December 13, 2019.
  2. ""Somebody Like That" Song + Video Available Now". TenilleArts.com. September 27, 2019.
  3. "Somebody Like That – Tenille Arts". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Hollabaugh, Lorie (December 11, 2019). "Tenille Arts' New Album Set For January". Music Row Magazine.
  5. Hollabaugh, Lorie (January 26, 2021). "Producer Alex Kline Breaks Ground With Top 15 Hit "Somebody Like That"". MusicRow. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. Liptak, Carena (February 3, 2020). "Story Behind the Song: Tenille Arts, 'Somebody Like That'". The Boot.
  7. Walton, Monica (January 15, 2021). "Tenille Arts Opens Up About The Inspiration Behind New Songs, 'I Hate This' And 'Somebody Like That'". ET Canada.
  8. Dukes, Billy (January 4, 2020). "Tenille Arts' 'Somebody Like That' Describes a Love You Dream Of [Listen]". Taste of Country.
  9. "Top Country Pick: Tenille Arts 'Somebody Like That'". Top Country. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  10. "Tenille Arts Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  11. "Tenille Arts Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. "Tenille Arts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  13. "Tenille Arts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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