Somebody Special
"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.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.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
Digital download and streaming '– Single- "Somebody Special" – 3:20
Personnel
Credits adapted from TIDAL.- Nina Nesbitt — lead vocalist, composer
- Dan Muckala — producer, composer
- Bre Kennedy — composer