Someone New (Hozier song)

"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.

"Someone New"
Single by Hozier
from the album Hozier
Released	11 May 2015
Recorded	2013
Genre	Indie rock soul blues
Length	3:42
Label	Rubyworks Columbia
Songwriter(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)

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

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 24 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 90 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[5] 15 Iceland (Tonlist)[6] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 13 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 12 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[10] 55 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 19 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 29 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 10 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 7 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[15] 28

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Rank UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 100 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 40 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[18] 10 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[19] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	Platinum	70,000
Italy (FIMI)[21]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Platinum	600,000
^*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[24]	11 May 2015	Contemporary hit radio	Rubyworks Columbia
United States[25]	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)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
5. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201526 into search.
6. Lagalistinn, Tónlist.is accessed 15 May 2015
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Someone New". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
8. "Charts.nz – Hozier – Someone New". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201534 into search.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
12. "Hozier Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
13. "Hozier Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
14. "Hozier Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
15. "Hozier Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
16. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
17. "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
18. "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
19. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
21. "Italian single certifications – Hozier – Someone New" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 January 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Someone New" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
22. "New Zealand single certifications – Hozier – Someone New". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
23. "British single certifications – Hozier – Someone New". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
24. Kyriazis, Stefan (3 March 2015). "Game of Thrones Natalie Dormer in Hozier video Someone New". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
25. "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.