Format CD
digital download Label Columbia | Length 4:11 | |
Released April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05) Recorded January 2002 at Plantation Studios - Maui, Hawaii Genre Alternative rock
post-grunge | ||
"Somewhere Out There" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Our Lady Peace. It was released in April 2002 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Gravity. It was the most successful single from the album, and is also their most internationally successful single.
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Background and writing
"Somewhere Out There" was culled from two sets of lyrics written by Raine Maida during Christmas, 2001. "Bob called me in Toronto the night before Christmas and asked if I had any other song ideas that we should consider before we headed back to Hawaii to finish the album in January," he explained. "The phone call propelled me to write seven new songs during the ten days we had off at Christmas. When we got back to Maui, he combined a verse from one song and a chorus from another and 'Somewhere Out There" was born.
Singles
Four versions of the single were released. In the United States and Canada (SAMPCS11757), a one-track promotional CD was sent to radio stations only. In Europe and Australia, where the single was commercially released on September 9, 2002 (Columbia 672965 2), three live bonus tracks, "Starseed", "Whatever", and "4 AM" were included. They were recorded in June 2001 in Syracuse, New York during the Spiritual Machines tour. "4 AM" is sung entirely by the audience. The single was released in Europe on September 16, 2002 with "Whatever" omitted. The fourth version, released in 2003 as part of the promotion for Live, contains the live version of "Bring Back the Sun" from that album (Columbia 79943).
Music video
The music video was directed by Eric Heimbold. It was filmed between April 25 and 26, 2002 in Montreal. It shows the band performing for fans on a rounded stage lit up in a very dark studio. Most of the video focuses on a woman who climbs to the top of a speaker tower and then throws herself off, being caught by the crowd. The video was officially released on May 22, 2002. This is also Steve Mazur's first appearance in the band since former lead guitarist Mike Turner left to form Fair Ground.