I Need Somebody

"I Need Somebody"
Single by Bardot
from the album Play It Like That
B-side"ASAP" (remix)
Released22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Genre
Length3:30 (album version)
LabelWarner Music Australia
Songwriters
ProducerRay Hedges
Bardot singles chronology
"ASAP"
(2001)		 "I Need Somebody"
(2001)		 "Love Will Find a Way "
(2002)
Audio video
"I Need Somebody" on YouTube

"I Need Somebody" is a song by Australian pop group Bardot and the second single from their second studio album, Play It Like That (2001). It was written by Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler, and John Pickering, and produced by Hedges. It is an up-tempo dance–pop song influenced by disco music.

"I Need Somebody" peaked at number five on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart and was Bardot's first song to appear on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart, debuting at number one. It received a positive reception with one critic, who compared it to the dance–pop stylings of Kylie Minogue. The music video was filmed at a mansion in Sydney, directed by Simon Bookallil.

Commercial performance

"I Need Somebody" debuted at number eight on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming their highest debut since "Poison" in 2000. It eventually peaked at number five, becoming Bardot's third top-five single. It spent a total of 14 weeks in the top 100 and was certified gold. On the ARIA Dance Singles Chart, "I Need Somebody" debuted at number one. "I Need Somebody" was the 59th-highest-selling single in Australia for 2001 and the fourth-highest-selling single by an Australian artist that year.

Track listing

Australian CD single

  1. "I Need Somebody" – 3:25
  2. "I Need Somebody" (Superfly club mix) – 6:23
  3. "I Need Somebody" (Le Marquis dub remix) – 7:00
  4. "I Need Somebody" (Le Marquis remix) – 7:00
  5. "ASAP" (KCB Klubbmix) – 3:36

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd October 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 22 October 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bardot – I Need Somebody". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Girl.com.au – Bardot needs you". Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "I Need Somebody" review, Herald Sun, Cameron Adams. October 2001.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 4th February 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 4 February 2002. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. 1 2 "The ARIA Report: ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 26th November 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 26 November 2001. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "The ARIA Report! | End of Year 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 31 December 2001. pp. 4, 8, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 21 June 2026.