Somebody Like You - wikipedia Somebody Like You Not to be confused with the song `` Someone like You '' by the British singer Adele. `` Somebody Like You '' Single by Keith Urban from the album Golden Road Released July 23, 2002 Format CD single Recorded 2001 - 2002 Genre Country, country pop Length 5 : 23 ( album version ) 3 : 41 ( radio edit ) Label Capitol Nashville Songwriter ( s ) John Shanks, Keith Urban Producer ( s ) Dann Huff, Keith Urban Keith Urban singles chronology `` Where the Blacktop Ends '' ( 2001 ) `` Somebody Like You '' ( 2002 ) `` Raining on Sunday '' ( 2003 ) `` Where the Blacktop Ends '' ( 2001 ) `` Somebody Like You '' ( 2002 ) `` Raining on Sunday '' ( 2003 ) `` Somebody Like You '' is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2002 as the first single from his 2002 album Golden Road. The song became Urban 's second number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now the Hot Country Songs ) chart, spending six weeks at that position. The song also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. In December 2009, Billboard also named the song as the number one country song of the first decade of the 21st century. In 2003, this song was remixed for the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Contents 1 Content 2 Commercial performance 3 Music video 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Sales and certifications 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External links Content `` Somebody Like You '' is in common time in the key of E major. The verses use a chord pattern of E-A-E-B-A-E, with a pattern of E-A-E-A-C ♯ m-F ♯ m7 on the chorus, and the lead vocal ranges from E4 to G ♯ 5. Commercial performance `` Somebody Like You '' reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now the Hot Country Songs ) chart dated for the week of October 19, 2002, holding that position for six weeks and spending forty - one weeks on that chart. It also reached number 23 on the all - genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. In December 2009, Billboard ranked `` Somebody Like You '' as the number one country song for the first decade of the 21st century. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2005. As of September 2015, the song has sold 1.05 million copies in the US. In October 2014, candidate Shady Sheha performed that song at The Voice of Germany. After that, `` Somebody Like You '' made the very first entry in the German Single Charts at 97. Music video The song 's music video was released to Country Music Television ( CMT ) on August 7, 2002. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy, who also directed the video for Urban 's late 2000 / early 2001 single `` But for the Grace of God ''. Urban 's ex-girlfriend, Niki Taylor appeared in the video. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2002 -- 03 ) Peak position Canadian Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 23 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2002 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 14 Chart ( 2003 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 34 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 1,050,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel The following musicians perform on this track : Keith Urban -- lead vocals, lead guitar, ganjo, EBow, cardboard box Tim Akers -- keyboards Tom Bukovac -- rhythm guitar Dann Huff -- guitars Chris McHugh -- drums Jimmie Lee Sloas -- bass guitar Russell Terrell -- background vocals References Jump up ^ `` Somebody Like You ''. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 26 September 2011. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 437. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Toby Keith Named Billboard 's Top Country Artist of the Decade ''. CMT. 2009 - 12 - 21. Retrieved 10 January 2010. Jump up ^ Lane, Jimmy. `` Country stars leave huge mark on decade ''. Norwich Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 06. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 10. ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Keith Urban -- Somebody Like You ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. ^ Jump up to : Bjorke, Matt ( September 8, 2015 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Singles : September 8, 2015 ''. RoughStock. ^ Jump up to : `` Keith Urban Releases New Video and New Album ; `` Somebody Like You '' Video Set for Broadcast Premiere August 7th ; New Street Date by Demand -- October 8 ``. Business Wire ( subscription required to view full article ). 2002 - 08 - 06. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 10. Jump up ^ Billboard, September 28, 2002 Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2002 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2003 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2012 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Jump up ^ Golden Road ( CD booklet ). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Keith Urban singles Discography Keith Urban `` It 's a Love Thing '' `` Your Everything '' `` But for the Grace of God '' `` Where the Blacktop Ends '' Golden Road `` Somebody Like You '' `` Raining on Sunday '' `` Who Would n't Wanna Be Me '' `` You 'll Think of Me '' Be Here `` Days Go By '' `` You 're My Better Half '' `` Making Memories of Us '' `` Better Life '' `` Tonight I Wanna Cry '' Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing `` Once in a Lifetime '' `` Stupid Boy '' `` I Told You So '' `` Everybody '' Greatest Hits : 19 Kids `` You Look Good in My Shirt '' Defying Gravity `` Sweet Thing '' `` Kiss a Girl '' `` Only You Can Love Me This Way '' `` ' Til Summer Comes Around '' `` I 'm In '' Get Closer `` Put You in a Song '' `` Without You '' `` Long Hot Summer '' `` You Gonna Fly '' Act of Valor : The Album `` For You '' Fuse `` Little Bit of Everything '' `` Shame '' `` We Were Us '' `` Cop Car '' `` Somewhere in My Car '' `` Raise ' Em Up '' Ripcord `` John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 '' `` Break on Me '' `` Wasted Time '' `` Blue Ai n't Your Color '' `` The Fighter '' Graffiti U `` Female '' `` Parallel Line '' `` Coming Home '' Collaborative singles `` America the Beautiful '' `` The Twelfth of Never '' `` Funky Tonight '' `` In God 's Hands '' `` Start a Band '' `` Lean on Me '' `` Highway Do n't Care '' Other songs `` Arms of Mary '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somebody_Like_You&oldid=852264690 '' Categories : 2002 singles Keith Urban songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy Songs written by John Shanks Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Songs written by Keith Urban Capitol Records Nashville singles 2002 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 27 July 2018, at 18 : 19 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote somebody like you by keith urban
Answer: John Shanks