Pet Shop Boys Version
| "Somewhere" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
| from the album Bilingual Special Edition | ||||
| B-side | "The view from your balcony" | |||
| Released | June 23, 1997 | |||
| Format | CD single, 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Parlophone / Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | |||
| Producer | Pet Shop Boys | |||
| Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Somewhere" was released as a single by the British music group Pet Shop Boys in 1997 to promote their "Somewhere" residency at the Savoy Theatre in London, which was named after the song, and to promote a repackage of Bilingual.
The single was another top 10 hit for the group, peaking at #9. The single also peaked at #25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equaling #125 on the main U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at #19 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the U.S., the song was released as a double A-side with "A Red Letter Day".
The Pet Shop Boys' version also uses elements of another West Side Story song, "I Feel Pretty", and the album version uses elements of "One Hand, One Heart" spoken by Chris Lowe.
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