"Something Right" is a song by Irish

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from their eighth studio album '' Back Home''. The song was released as the band's second single in

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and

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following their first single, "

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", as well as the album's overall third single. The song was composed by

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and Arnthor Birgisson. A

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was filmed in December 2007 in

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and premiered on March 7, 2008. This single was not released as a single in UK and

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Tours performed at

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(2008)

Background

The band's record label,

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, aimed to increase album promotions and sales through the release of this single, which happens to be a fan favourite. The song was composed by

and Arnthor Birgisson, who also contributed the songs " Us Against the World", "The Easy Way", and "Pictures In My Head" to the ''Back Home'' album.

Track listing

; Digital single # "Something Right" (Single Mix) # "Get Away" ; Digital EP # "Something Right" (Single Mix) # "Something Right" (Instrumental) # "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" # "Something Right" (Video)

Music video

The music video for "Something Right" began shoot on 17 December 2007, directed by Amber and Brown and was shot in London. It premiered on March 7, 2008 on music channels. The video uses a brand new remix track of the song and was shot using

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, featuring the band in a desert and subsequently in a futuristic night setting.

Chart performance

References

2007 songs 2008 singles Westlife songs Songs written by Rami Yacoub Songs written by Savan Kotecha Songs written by Arnthor Birgisson Song recordings produced by Rami Yacoub Sony BMG singles Soul ballads 2000s ballads Sony Music singles RCA Records singles {{2000s-pop-single-stub