Some People (LeAnn Rimes song)
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"Some People" is a song by LeAnn Rimes
, released as the fourth and final single from her album This Woman (2005). The single was released to radio stations in August 2006. The song is written by Darrell Brown, Joanna Cotten
and Dennis Matkosky. A music video was also released featuring Rimes and her ex-husband, Dean Sheremet, at a carnival. The song was also included on her international album, Whatever We Wanna
(2006). The single peaked as high as 34 on the Hot Country Songs
chart.
. The song has a total of four version. The version on This Woman is more country oriented while on Whatever We Wanna it is more pop oriented and extended. A radio remix of the song was also released. The music video includes a different version of the song then was heard on either album.
and Dennis Matkosky. The song is written in the key of A-flat major with Rimes' vocals spanning between the octave
s of E-flat 3 and E-flat 5. The song talks about how sometimes people aren't lucky to find a love that can last through hard times or able to get so far into their relationship and how sometimes people give up and how the "hard times falls" and the thrill of the relationship is gone, it leaves the subject wondering in the "dust" of it. The song also speaks about how some won't find love or recognize it when it's in front of them and how everyone is at "the mercy of the will of love".
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LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
, released as the fourth and final single from her album This Woman (2005). The single was released to radio stations in August 2006. The song is written by Darrell Brown, Joanna Cotten
Joanna Cotten
Joanna Cotten is an American country music singer. Cotten's debut single, "The Prize," received a "thumbs up" from The 9513 reviewer Jim Malec, who said that the song "hints at greatness." The song peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Cotten recorded 21 songs for an...
and Dennis Matkosky. A music video was also released featuring Rimes and her ex-husband, Dean Sheremet, at a carnival. The song was also included on her international album, Whatever We Wanna
Whatever We Wanna
-Personnel:Credits for Whatever We Wanna were adapted from liner notes.*Brian Pruitt — drums*Charlie Judge — keyboards, programming*Chris McHugh — drums*Corky James — guitar...
(2006). The single peaked as high as 34 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart.
Background
"Some People" was released to country radio stations in August 2006 as the final single from Rimes' album, This Woman. The song was included on her international album, Whatever We WannaWhatever We Wanna
-Personnel:Credits for Whatever We Wanna were adapted from liner notes.*Brian Pruitt — drums*Charlie Judge — keyboards, programming*Chris McHugh — drums*Corky James — guitar...
. The song has a total of four version. The version on This Woman is more country oriented while on Whatever We Wanna it is more pop oriented and extended. A radio remix of the song was also released. The music video includes a different version of the song then was heard on either album.
Composition
"Some People" is a country ballad of three minutes and fifty-six seconds. The song is written by Darrell Brown, Joanna CottenJoanna Cotten
Joanna Cotten is an American country music singer. Cotten's debut single, "The Prize," received a "thumbs up" from The 9513 reviewer Jim Malec, who said that the song "hints at greatness." The song peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Cotten recorded 21 songs for an...
and Dennis Matkosky. The song is written in the key of A-flat major with Rimes' vocals spanning between the octave
Octave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
s of E-flat 3 and E-flat 5. The song talks about how sometimes people aren't lucky to find a love that can last through hard times or able to get so far into their relationship and how sometimes people give up and how the "hard times falls" and the thrill of the relationship is gone, it leaves the subject wondering in the "dust" of it. The song also speaks about how some won't find love or recognize it when it's in front of them and how everyone is at "the mercy of the will of love".
Music video
The music video for the song was released on August 25, 2006 and is directed by David McClister. The video features Rimes singing by herself at a carnival while clips of her and her then-husband, Dean Shermet, are seen on carnival rides, playing the games and winning a prize and seeing an old couple while thinking of themselves growing old together.Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
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