...Something to Be (song)

{{Short description|2006 single by Rob Thomas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox song

| name = ...Something to Be

| cover = RT-...SomethingTobe.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Rob Thomas

| album = ...Something to Be

| B-side = I Am an Illusion

| released = {{start date|2006|3|13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue836.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th March 2006|publisher=ARIA|page=27|date=March 13, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060409140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060410-0000/issue836.pdf|archive-date=April 9, 2006|access-date=November 16, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 4:30

| label = Atlantic, Melisma

| writer = Rob Thomas

| producer = Matt Serletic

| prev_title = Ever the Same

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Streetcorner Symphony

| next_year = 2006

}}

"...Something to Be" is the title track and fourth single from Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas's solo debut album, ...Something to Be (2005). The song features guitar work from fellow Matchbox Twenty member Kyle Cook and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell. Released on March 13, 2006, the song peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 40 in Australia.

Track listing

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=...Something to Be|year=2006|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Melisma Records|id=7567941812}}

  1. "...Something to Be"
  2. "...Something to Be" (AOL Sessions)
  3. "I Am an Illusion" (XM Sessions)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Australian CD single liner notes and the ...Something to Be booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=...Something to Be|title-link=...Something to Be|year=2005|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=Atlantic Records, Melisma Records|id=2-93435}}

Studios

Personnel

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  • Brandon Fields – saxophone
  • Reginald Young – trombone
  • Jimmy Douglass – recording, mixing
  • Greg Collins – recording
  • Mark Dobson – recording, digital editing
  • John O'Brien – programming
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Norman Moore – art direction
  • Jeremy Cowort – photography

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Charts

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!Chart (2006)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|40|artist=Rob Thomas|song=...Something to Be|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2021}}

References

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  • {{Citation

| title = Rob Thomas Bio

| url = https://www.robthomasmusic.com/biography

| accessdate = August 2, 2018

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Category:2005 songs

Category:2006 singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Rob Thomas (musician) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Matt Serletic

Category:Songs written by Rob Thomas (musician)