Be Someone Else (song)
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"Be Someone Else" is a song by Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...

, released in 2010
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 as the lead single single
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 from his second studio album Be Someone Else
Be Someone Else
Be Someone Else is the second studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. Saul Davies was first set to be the producer of the album, however, such collaboration wasn't possible and Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark Turner...

. The single wasn't particularly successful, charting anywhere.
A music video was also made for "Be Someone Else", produced by Riot Films. It premiered on 27 June 2010 on YouTube
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.

Background

"Be Someone Else" was unveiled as the album's lead single
Lead single
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. The song was written by Fernandes and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. It was released to MySpace
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 on 1 January 2010.

Music video

A music video was also made for "Be Someone Else", produced by Riot Films. It premiered on 27 June 2010 on YouTube
YouTube
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. The music video features two different scenes which alternate with each other a lot of times during the video. The first scene features Slimmy performing the song with an electric guitar and the second scene features Slimmy performing with the band in the background.

Personnel

Taken from the album's booklet.
  • Paulo Fernandes – main vocals, guitar
    Guitar
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  • Paulo Garim – bass
    Bass guitar
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  • Tó-Zé – drums

Release history

Region Date Format
Worldwide
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January 1, 2010 Digital Download
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Charts

Year Title Chart Positions
POR
Portugal
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2010 "Be Someone Else" --

External links

  • Official music video at YouTube
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