Some People (Belouis Some song)
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| "Some People" | ||||
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| Single by Belouis Some | ||||
| from the album Some People | ||||
| B-side | "Walk Away" | |||
| Released | 8 July 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter | Belouis Some | |||
| Producers | Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero | |||
| Belouis Some singles chronology | ||||
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"Some People" is a song by British musician Belouis Some, released on 8 July 1985 as the third single from his 1985 debut album of the same name. A reissue of the song in 1986 reached the top 40 in the UK, peaking at No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1986.[3] In the U.S., the song reached No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Belouis Some wrote "Some People" while "very drunk in a studio with one finger on the piano".[4]
Music video
The music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson, who also directed the controversial video to Belouis Some's earlier hit, "Imagination". The video features scenes from seaside towns on the east coast of England, including Aldeburgh in Suffolk.
After the music video was filmed, watchmaker Swatch paid for a second take which included extras dressed in Swatch clothing. The company hoped that Swatch would become so associated with the song that when the music video aired, people thought of Swatch even though the product was not present. "It becomes a Swatch video," said Nancy Kadner, director of advertising for the Swiss-based company.[5]
Critical reception
Upon its reissue in 1986, Tamsin Fontes of the Mid Sussex Times noted that, although the song "lack[s] the punch" of "Imagination", it should "do equally well" and "possess[es] a good, catchy melody and infectiously singalong lyrics".[6]