Someone New (Hozier song)

"Someone New"
Single by Hozier
from the album Hozier
Released	11 May 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Indie rock soul blues
Length	3:42
Label	Rubyworks Columbia
Writer(s)	Andrew Hozier-Byrne Sallay-Matu Garnett
Producer(s)	Rob Kirwan Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Hozier singles chronology
"Work Song" (2015) "Someone New" (2015) "Jackie and Wilson" (2015)

"Someone New" is a song written and performed by Irish musician Hozier. It was released on May 11, 2015 as the fifth single from his debut studio album Hozier (2014) and peaked at number 13 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Someone New" was first released onto YouTube on 2 March 2015 at a total length of four minutes and three seconds. The music video features actress Natalie Dormer.^[1]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 24 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 90 Iceland (Tonlist)[5] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 13 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 12 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[9] 55 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 19 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 29 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 10 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 7 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[14] 28

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Gold 7,500^* United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[18]	11 May 2015	Contemporary hit radio	Rubyworks Columbia
United States[19]	19 May 2015	Modern rock radio	Columbia

References

1. HozierVEVO (2 March 2015). "Hozier - Someone New". YouTube.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Hozier – Someone New". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
3. "Ultratop.be – Hozier – Someone New" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
4. "Hozier – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Hozier. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
5. Lagalistinn, Tónlist.is accessed 15 May 2015
6. "Chart Track: Week 12, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
7. "Charts.org.nz – Hozier – Someone New". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
8. "Archive Chart: 2015-06-06". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
9. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201534 into search.
10. "Archive Chart: 2015-05-30" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
11. "Hozier – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Hozier. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
12. "Hozier – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Hozier. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
13. "Hozier – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Hozier. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
14. "Hozier – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Hozier. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
15. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
16. "New Zealand single certifications – Hozier – Someone New". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
17. "British single certifications – Hozier – Someone New". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 June 2015. Enter Someone New in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
18. Kyriazis, Stefan (3 March 2015). "Game of Thrones Natalie Dormer in Hozier video Someone New". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
19. "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.