Somebody Special

"Somebody Special"
Single by Nina Nesbitt
from the album The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change
Released11 January 2018
GenreElectropop
Length3:20
LabelCooking Vinyl
Songwriters
ProducerDan Muckala
Nina Nesbitt singles chronology
"The Best You Had"
(2017)		 "Somebody Special"
(2018)		 "Loyal to Me"
(2018)
Music video
"Somebody Special" on YouTube

"Somebody Special" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt. It was released on 11 January 2018 through Cooking Vinyl as the third single from her second studio album The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change.

Background and release

The song was written in Nashville, by Nina Nesbitt with Dan Muckala, who also produced it, and Bre Kennedy. "Somebody Special" was premiered on 8 January 2018 during Zane Lowe's show on Beats 1 and was officially released on 11 January 2018.

"'Somebody Special' is about when you've been feeling a bit low and then you meet this person who changes everything. It's about those first few months where everything you do together feels so exciting."

— Nesbitt on the meaning of the song, via Coup de Main Magazine

An extended play of remixes was released on 8 March 2018 to further promote the song. It includes reworks by electronic artists such as Leon Lour, whose remix was issued as a promotional single on 9 March 2018, and Dutch-Moroccan record producer R3hab, whose remix was released as a promotional single on 30 March 2018.

An acoustic version of "Somebody Special" was included on the deluxe edition, The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change & The Flowers Will Fall, was released in November 2019.

Live performances

In 2018, Nesbitt gave two notable acoustic performances of the song: one live backstage at the Scottish music festival TRNSMT, and another at a secret pop-up event hosted by the same festival.

Music video

An official music video was released on 31 January 2018. The script for the "Somebody Special" music video was co-written by Nina Nesbitt.

"I had the idea of putting a twist on the meaning of the song for the video. It’s the story of a girl who is in an emotionally abusive relationship, who doesn’t know her worth because the person she is with treats her like crap. Over time she meets a guy who she gets on the bus with every day who starts to remind her of what her potential is and she starts falling for him."

— Nesbitt explaining the meaning of the music video for "Somebody Special".

Commercial performance

"Somebody Special" peaked at 89 on the UK Singles Chart, and 78 on the Irish Singles Charts. As of December 2025, the track has amassed 52.4 millions of streams on Spotify, alone.

Track listing

  1. "Somebody Special" – 3:20
  1. "Somebody Special" (R3hab Remix) – 2:34
  2. "Somebody Special" (Redfield Remix) – 6:19
  3. "Somebody Special" (James Carter Remix) – 2:52
  4. "Somebody Special" (Leon Lour Remix) – 6:36
  5. "Somebody Special" (Leon Lour Remix - Radio Edit) – 3:50
  6. "Somebody Special" (Leon Lour Remix - Instrumental) – 6:37
  1. "Somebody Special" (Leon Lour Remix) – 6:36
  2. "Somebody Special" (Leon Lour Remix - Radio Edit) – 3:50
  3. "Somebody Special" (Leon Lour Remix - Instrumental) – 6:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from TIDAL.

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)78
UK Singles (Official Charts)89
UK Indie (Official Charts)8

Release history

"Somebody Special" release history
Region Date Version Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 11 January 2018 Original
23 February 2018 Acoustic Version
9 March 2018 Remixes
Leon Lour Remix
30 March 2018 R3hab Remix

References

  1. ↑ "This Just In: Nina Nesbitt Reminds Us Why She's "Somebody Special"". Atwood Magazine. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Less, Baylee (2018-01-16). "This Just In: Nina Nesbitt Reminds Us Why She's "Somebody Special"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  3. ↑ Hudelson, Molly (2018-02-01). "Nina Nesbitt finds the one who makes her feel like "Somebody Special" in new video". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  4. ↑ Schiller, Rebecca (2018-09-03). "Get to Know 'Somebody Special' Singer-Songwriter Nina Nesbitt: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  5. ↑ Graves, Shahlin (2018-02-09). "Nina Nesbitt premieres music video for latest single 'Somebody Special'". Coup de Main Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Nina Nesbitt shares brand new track 'Somebody Special'". Cooking Vinyl. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Graves, Shahlin (2018-02-09). "Nina Nesbitt premieres music video for latest single 'Somebody Special'". Coup de Main Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  8. 1 2 3 Somebody Special (Remixes) - EP by Nina Nesbitt on Apple Music, 2018-03-09, retrieved 2025-12-08
  9. 1 2 3 "Somebody Special (Leon Lour Remix) - Single by Nina Nesbitt". Spotify. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  10. 1 2 "Somebody Special (R3hab Remix) - Single by Nina Nesbitt". Spotify. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  11. ↑ "Nina Nesbitt Releases the Deluxe Edition of US Debut Album". BroadwayWorld. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "BBC Scotland - TRNSMT, 2018, Nina Nesbitt: Somebody Special". BBC. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  13. ↑ Trainer, Paul (2018-05-31). "WATCH: TRNSMT artists perform festival cover tracks at Glasgow pop-up event". Glasgowist. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  14. ↑ Katrina Rees (31 January 2018). "Nina Nesbitt drops music video for 'Somebody Special'". Celebmix. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. ↑ Smith, Graeme (2018-01-18). "Video: Nina Nesbitt – Somebody Special". York Calling. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  16. ↑ Molly Hudelson (1 February 2018). "Nina Nesbitt finds the one who makes her feel like "Somebody Special" in new video". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 "Somebody Special by Nina Nesbitt - Single". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  18. ↑ Nina Nesbitt - Somebody Special (Credits), Tidal, 2019-02-01, retrieved 2025-12-08
  19. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nina Nesbitt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 22/3/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  21. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart on 22/3/2018 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  22. ↑ NinaNesbittMusicVEVO (2018-02-22). Nina Nesbitt - Somebody Special (Acoustic Version). YouTube. Retrieved 2025-12-08.