Somebody Should Leave
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| "Somebody Should Leave" | ||||
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| Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
| from the album My Kind of Country | ||||
| B-side | "Don't You Believe Him" | |||
| Released | January 28, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harlan Howard Chick Rains | |||
| Producer(s) | Harold Shedd | |||
| Reba McEntire singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody Should Leave" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Chick Rains, and recorded by American country music artist, Reba McEntire. It was released in January 1985 as the second single from her album My Kind of Country. It was McEntire's second number one single in a row on the Billboard country music chart, being the first of a series of number one singles McEntire would acquire under MCA.
Like her previous single, "Somebody Should Leave" was recorded in 1984 at MCA studio in Nashville, Tennessee. It was one of several new tracks that would appear on McEntire's My Kind of Country album later in the year, which mainly comprised cover versions of country songs.
Content
The song is a ballad describing a woman who finds herself in a loveless relationship with her husband. The female narrator realizes a divorce is needed, but they are faced with a dilemma, as she states in the song, "he needs the kids and they need me."[1] The song's chorus further explains the storyline:
- Somebody should leave but which one should it be
- You need the kids and they need me
- Somebody should leave but we hate to give in
- We keep hopin' somehow we might need each other again