Someone to You

2017 single by Banners

"Someone to You"
Single by Banners
from the album Where the Shadow Ends
Released9 June 2017
Recorded2017
Length3:39
Label
  • Island
Songwriter(s)
  • Grant Michaels
  • Michael Nelson
  • Sam Hollander
Producer(s)Stephen Kozmeniul
Banners singles chronology
"Holy Ground"
(2016) 		"Someone to You"
(2017) 		"Firefly"
(2017)
Music video
"Someone to You" on YouTube

"Someone to You" is a song by English musician Banners, released in June 2017[1] as the third single from Banners second extended play Empires on Fire and his second album Where the Shadow Ends. The song is a declaration of the willingness to fully commit to a relationship. The declaration is delivered in a spirited melody and is reinforced by gang backing vocals.

Though it did not chart at the time of its release, it later became a viral sleeper hit in 2020 after gaining popularity on the TikTok video sharing app.

Background and release

"Someone to You" was released in June 2017.[2]

In 2020, it was used in a trailer for a TV show, in a movie, in a T-Mobile commercial and on TikTok. The song's success took Banners by surprise saying at first, he had no idea why the track was getting so many unexpected streams: "I try not to look at my Spotify numbers too much...but every now and then I was just checking it and it was like, 'This is getting more and more popular every week. So I went to the record label...and I was like, 'Can we find out what's going on, please?'"[3]

In January 2021, he performed the song at Live with Kelly and Ryan.[3]

Critical reception

The Spill Magazine called the song "magnetic and warm, capturing the simple pleasures of falling in love, while maintaining the thought-provoking choral components that define the Banners sound."[2]

Mary Chang from There Goes the Fear said "The song is a wonderful foot-stomper, with an incessant, irrepressible beat, and lyrics that beg to be sung along to."[4]

Track listings

  • Digital single[1]
  1. "Someone to You" – 3:39
  • Digital single[5]
  1. "Someone to You" (acoustic) – 3:34
  • Digital single[6]
  1. "Someone to You" (The DJ Mike D Mix) – 3:26
  • Digital single[7]
  1. "Someone to You" (The DJ Mike D Mix) – 3:26
  • Digital single[8]
  1. "Someone to You" – 3:39
  2. "Someone to You" (acoustic) – 3:34
  3. "Someone to You" (Philip George Mix) – 3:27
  4. "Someone to You" (Stripped) – 3:40
  5. "Someone to You" (The DJ Mike D Mix) – 3:26
  6. "Someone to You" (Pilton Remix) – 3:44

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Someone to You"
Chart (2017–2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 97
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 60
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 100
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 31
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 41
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 16
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 25
Portugal (AFP)[19] 182
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 60
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[21] 18
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 11
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] 11

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for "Someone to You"
Chart (2020) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 78
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] 73
2021 year-end chart performance for "Someone to You"
Chart (2021) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 62
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 77
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[30] 93
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[31] 32
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[32] 35

Certifications

‹See Tfd›
Certifications for "Someone to You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Platinum 70,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[34] Platinum 40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[37] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[38] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[39] Gold 35,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[40] Platinum 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[42] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[43] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[46] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[47] Platinum 8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  7. ^ "Someone to You (The DJ Mike D Mix) – Single by Banners". 28 April 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021 – via Apple Music.
  8. ^ "Someone to You (Remixes) – Single by Banners". 22 October 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021 – via Apple Music.
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