Somebody Like That (song)
{{short description|2019 song by Tenille Arts}}
{{infobox song
| name = Somebody Like That
| artist = Tenille Arts
| album = Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
| type = single
| cover = Somebody Like That TA.jpeg
| alt =
| recorded =
| studio =
| released = {{start date|2019|09|27}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|The track was not officially sent to radio formats in the United States until January 13, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://daily.plaympe.com/tenille-arts-somebody-like-that/|title=TENILLE ARTS – SOMEBODY LIKE THAT|date=December 13, 2019|work=Daily Play MPE|publisher=Destiny Media Technologies}}}}
| label = {{hlist|19th & Grand|Reviver}}
| length = 3:18
| genre = Country
| writer = {{hlist|Tenille Arts|Allison Veltz|Alex Kline}}
| producer = Alex Kline
| prev_title = Call You Names
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Everybody Knows Everybody
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rX-S5dwsTVA|"Somebody Like That"}}}}
}}
"Somebody Like That" is a song co-written and recorded by the Canadian country music artist Tenille Arts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tenillearts.com/newsupdates/2019/9/27/somebody-like-that-song-video-available-now|title="Somebody Like That" Song + Video Available Now|work=Tenille Arts|date=September 27, 2019}} The song was co-written with Allison Veltz, as well as the track's producer Alex Kline.{{cite web|title=Somebody Like That – Tenille Arts|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/somebody-like-that-acoustic-mw0003463528|work=AllMusic|accessdate=January 15, 2021}} It was the third single from Arts' second album Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between.{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2019/12/tenille-arts-new-album-set-for-january/
|first=Lorie|last=Hollabaugh|title=Tenille Arts' New Album Set For January|work=Music Row Magazine|date=December 11, 2019}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Hollabaugh |first1=Lorie |title=Producer Alex Kline Breaks Ground With Top 15 Hit "Somebody Like That" |url=https://musicrow.com/2021/01/producer-alex-kline-breaks-ground-with-top-15-hit-somebody-like-that/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=MusicRow |date=January 26, 2021}} In April 2021, the song hit #1 on the Mediabase Country Aircheck chart in the U.S., giving Arts the first #1 for a Canadian artist since Emerson Drive's "Moments" in 2007.{{cite news |last1=Nikkel |first1=Greg |title=Weyburn's Tenille Arts hits No. 1 for 'Somebody Like That'|url=https://www.weyburnreview.com/news/local-news/weyburn-s-tenille-arts-hits-no-1-for-somebody-like-that-1.24311429|access-date=April 26, 2021 |work=Weyburn Review|date=April 25, 2021}}
Background
Arts remarked that she and her co-writers wanted to get away from writing break-up 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".{{cite web|url=https://theboot.com/tenille-arts-somebody-like-that-lyrics/|first=Carena|last=Liptak|title= Story Behind the Song: Tenille Arts, 'Somebody Like That'|work=The Boot|date=February 3, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|first=Monica|last=Walton|title=Tenille Arts Opens Up About The Inspiration Behind New Songs, 'I Hate This' And 'Somebody Like That'|url=https://etcanada.com/news/735480/tenille-arts-opens-up-about-the-inspiration-behind-new-songs-i-hate-this-and-somebody-like-that/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115202023/https://etcanada.com/news/735480/tenille-arts-opens-up-about-the-inspiration-behind-new-songs-i-hate-this-and-somebody-like-that/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2021|work=ET Canada|date=January 15, 2021}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country called the track "a love song presented with great confidence and heart".{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Dukes|title=Tenille Arts' 'Somebody Like That' Describes a Love You Dream Of [Listen]|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/tenille-arts-somebody-like-that/|work=Taste of Country|date=January 4, 2020}} The song was named Top Country Pick of the Week on January 10, 2020.{{cite news|url=https://topcountry.ca/top-country-pick-tenille-arts-somebody-like-that/|title=Top Country Pick: Tenille Arts 'Somebody Like That'|accessdate=January 16, 2021|work=Top Country|date=January 10, 2020}}
Commercial performance
"Somebody Like That" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Canada Country chart, her highest-charting song in Canada to date. It has reached peaks of number 3 on Country Airplay, number 9 on Hot Country Songs, and number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
Release and promotion
"Somebody Like That" was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on September 27, 2019, and was shortly released to Canadian country radio after. 19th & Grand Records and Reviver Records jointly released the song to American country radio on January 13, 2020. In late April, Reviver split with Arts' promotion and label team, and the song was solely promoted by 19th & Grand afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2021_0412.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update – April 12, 2021|work=Billboard}}
Track listings
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Somebody Like That" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|9|artist=Tenille Arts|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 14, 2021|refname="Canada Country"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|50|artist=Tenille Arts|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2021|refname="Hot 100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|3|artist=Tenille Arts|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 26, 2021|refname="Airplay"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|7|artist=Tenille Arts|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2021|refname="Hot Country"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Somebody Like That" ! Chart (2021) ! Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite web|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/country-airplay-songs|website=Billboard|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| 35 |
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| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-country-songs|website=Billboard|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| 45 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Tenille Arts|title=Somebody Like That|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=November 4, 2021}}
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Notes
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References
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