Some People (Cliff Richard song)

"Some People"
"Some People"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Always Guaranteed
B-side	"One Time Lover Man"
Released	17 August 1987
Recorded	September 1986
Studio	R.G. Jones Recording Studios, Wimbledon
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:51
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Alan Tarney
Producer(s)	Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard singles chronology
Music video
	"Some People" on YouTube

"Some People" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in August 1987 as the second single from his Always Guaranteed album. The song reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 250,000.^[2]^[3] The song was the standout hit from the album internationally, reaching the top 10 in numerous countries and underpinning the album going on to become Richard's highest selling studio album.

The song was written by Alan Tarney who had previously written some of Richard's most successful tracks since his 1976 renaissance, including "We Don't Talk Anymore", "Dreamin'", "A Little in Love" and "Wired for Sound".

A live version of the song was released in 1990 on Richard's From a Distance: The Event album.

Track listing[]

UK 7" Single (EM 18)

"Some People"
"One Time Lover Man"

UK 12" Single (12EM 18)

"Some People" (Extended Version)
"One Time Lover Man"
"Reunion of the Heart"

UK CD Video Single (EMCDV 3)^[4]

"My Pretty One" (audio only)
"Reunion of the Heart" (audio only)
"Under the Gun" (audio only)
"Remember Me" (audio only)
"Some People" (video)

Chart performance and certifications[]

Weekly Charts[]

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	2
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	6
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	13
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	3

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "The Cliff Richard Song Databasewebsite: Discography - Singles". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
^ Cliff Richard (1987). Some People (CD Video). UK: EMI.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992 (doc) |format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cliff Richard – Some People". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Cliff Richard – Some People". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Some People". British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Some People in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "The Cliff Richard Song Databasewebsite: Discography - Singles". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

[UKchart-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[UK_certification_Database-3] "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

[4] Cliff Richard (1987). Some People (CD Video). UK: EMI.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1970_–_1992-5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992 (doc) |format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_Cliff_Richard-6] "Austriancharts.at – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[sc_Flanders_Cliff_Richard-7] "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[sc_Germany_Cliff_Richard-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

[Ireland_singles_charts-9] "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_Cliff_Richard-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Some People" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[sc_Sweden_Cliff_Richard-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Cliff Richard – Some People". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[sc_Switzerland_Cliff_Richard-12] "Swisscharts.com – Cliff Richard – Some People". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[UKCert-13] "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Some People". British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Some People in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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show v t Cliff Richard singles discography
1950s	"Move It" (1958) "High Class Baby" (1958) "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959) "Mean Streak" (1959) "Living Doll" (1959) "Travellin' Light" (1959)
1960s	"A Voice in the Wilderness" (1960) "Fall in Love with You" (1960) "Please Don't Tease" (1960) "Nine Times Out of Ten" (1960) "I Love You" (1960) "Theme for a Dream" (1961) "Gee Whizz It's You" (1961) "A Girl Like You" (1961) "When the Girl in Your Arms..." (1961) "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962) "I'm Lookin' Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962) "It'll Be Me" (1962) "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962) "Summer Holiday" (1963) "Lucky Lips" (1963) "It's All in the Game" (1963) "Don't Talk to Him" (1963) "Maria No Mas" (1963) "I'm the Lonely One" (1964) "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964) "Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964) "On the Beach" (1964) "The Twelfth of Never" (1964) "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (1964) "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) "Angel" (1965) "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (1965) "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966) "Visions" (1966) "Time Drags By" (1966) "In the Country" (1966) "It's All Over" (1967) "The Day I Met Marie" (1967)" "All My Love" (1967) "Congratulations" (1968) "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (1968) "Marianne" (1968) "Big Ship" (1969) "Early in the Morning" (1969) "Throw Down a Line" (1969)
1970s	"Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970) "Sunny Honey Girl" (1971) "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971) "Living in Harmony" (1972) "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (1974) "Honky Tonk Angel" (1975) "Miss You Nights" (1976) "Devil Woman" (1976) "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (1976) "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976) "My Kinda Life" (1977) "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977) "Green Light" (1979) "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)
1980s	"Carrie" (1980) "Dreamin'" (1980) "Suddenly" (1980) "A Little in Love" (1980) "Give a Little Bit More" (1981) "Wired for Sound" (1981) "Daddy's Home" (live) (1981) "The Only Way Out" (1982) "Little Town" (1982) "She Means Nothing to Me" (1983) "True Love Ways" (live) (1983) "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (1983) "Please Don't Fall in Love" (1983) "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984) "Donna" (1984 US) "Two to the Power of Love" (1984) "She's So Beautiful" (1985) "Living Doll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986) "My Pretty One" (1987) "Some People" (1987) "Remember Me" (1987) "Two Hearts" (1988) "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988) "The Best of Me" (1989) "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989) "Lean on You" (1989) "Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)
1990s	"Stronger Than That" (1990) "Silhouettes" (live) (1990) "From a Distance" (live) (1990) "Saviour's Day" (1990) "Scarlet Ribbons" (1991) "We Should Be Together" (1991) "I Still Believe in You" (1992) "Peace in Our Time" (1993) "Human Work of Art" (1993) "Healing Love" (1993) "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994) "Misunderstood Man" (1995) "Had to Be" (1995) "Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998) "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001) "Let Me Be the One" (2002) "Santa's List" (2003) "Somethin' is Goin' On" (2004) "I Cannot Give You My Love" (2004) "What Car" (2005) "21st Century Christmas" / "Move It" (2006) "When I Need You" (2007) "Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008) "Singing the Blues" (2009)
2010s	"Rip It Up" (2013) "Since I Lost My Baby" (2014) "Golden" (2015) "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016) "Blue Suede Shoes" (2017) "(It's Gonna Be) Okay" (2017) "Rise Up" (2018) "Reborn" (2018)