"Somewhere Else" is a song by English

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Razorlight Razorlight are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in London by lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell. Along with Borrell, the current line-up of the band is composed of founding members Björn Ågren on guitar and bassist Carl Delem ...

, and was featured as a

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on the 2005 re-release of their debut album, '' Up All Night''. It was their first new material following that album and became their biggest hit to date in the United Kingdom at the time when released as a single, debuting at number two in the

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, only to be bettered by "

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", which charted at number one in October 2006. In 2007, the lyrics: "''and I met a girl/She asked me my name/I told her what it was''", were voted the third-worst lyrics of all time.

Music video

The video features Johnny Borrell walking around various place in London, before returning to where he started at the beginning. A large portion of the video was filmed inside and outside the Northumberland Arms pub.

Track listings

UK 7-inch single :A. "Somewhere Else" :B. "Dub the Right Profile" UK CD1 # "Somewhere Else" # "Keep the Right Profile" UK CD2 # "Somewhere Else" # "Hang By, Hang By" # "Up All Night" (live in

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) # Enhanced section: link to download five free live tracks

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References

{{Authority control 2004 songs 2005 singles Razorlight songs Songs written by Johnny Borrell Universal Records singles Vertigo Records singles