"Somebody Else's Guy" is a song written and popularized by Jocelyn Brown

Jocelyn Brown

Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...

 in April 1984. In 1997, the song was covered by musician CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

 for her studio album I'm Movin' On

I'm Movin' On (CeCe Peniston album)

I'm Movin' On is the third studio album recorded by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on September 9, 1996 by A&M Records. The set that supposed to be the artist's deeper foray into mainstream R&B followed the pattern of her previous release Thought 'Ya Knew , in which Peniston began her...

.

In 1998, it was released as a single to promote Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

's greatest hits collection, The Best Of CeCe Peniston

The Best of CeCe Peniston

The Best of CeCe Peniston is the first greatest hits album by American recording artist CeCe Peniston, released on March 2, 1998 by A&M Records in the overseas. It contains thirteen versions of her hit singles from 1991 to 1997. As the compilation was the singer's closing release under her contract...

, an import compilation issued in 1998 only in Europe and Japan.

Both Brown

Jocelyn Brown

Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...

 in 1984,
and Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

 in 1998 reached the same chart position on the UK Top 75, peaking at number thirteen. Ironically, Brown scored the highest in USA also at number thirteen.

The single reached a Top 10 position within the Track-Chart in UK, peaking at number six in February, and in April scored at number twenty-six in the Japanese Tokyo Hot 100 chart.

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
  
   - lead vocal
  Singing
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• Jocelyn Lorette Brown
  Jocelyn Brown
  Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
  
   - writer
  Songwriter
  A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
  
  
• Annette E. Brown - writer
• Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown - additional producer
  Record producer
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  , remix
  Remix
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  , remix engineer
• Matt "Jam" Lamont - additional producer, remix
• David Morales
  David Morales
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   - additional producer, remix
• Manny Lehman
  Manny Lehman
  Manny Lehman is a house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Lehman is one of the most requested remixers presently, transforming many songs into club hits....
  
   - executive producer
  Executive producer
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• Mark Mazzetti - executive producer
• Darren "Nitro" Clowers - producer, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Keith Andes - keyboards
• Rom Malco - drum programming
• Terry Burns - programming
• Joey Moskowitz - programming
• Tuff & Jam - remix engineer
• Vachik Aghaniantz - engineer
  Engineer
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  , mix
• Dave "EQ3" Sussman - engineer
• Clowers Studios, Hollywood, CA - recording studio
  Recording studio
  A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
  
  
• Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA - mix
• Jocelyn Brown Music (BMI
  Broadcast Music Incorporated
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  ) - publisher
• PolyGram International (ASCAP) - publisher

Additional credits notes

• "Finally"

writers: CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

, Felipe Delgado

Felipe Delgado

Felipe Wax Delgado a.k.a. "DJ Wax Dawg" is an American DJ, songwriter and record producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is primarily known for his discovery of CeCe Peniston, and collaborative works with his hometown friend and a music producer/keyboardist, Rodney K. Jackson...

, E.L. Linnear

producer: Felipe Delgado

Felipe Delgado

Felipe Wax Delgado a.k.a. "DJ Wax Dawg" is an American DJ, songwriter and record producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is primarily known for his discovery of CeCe Peniston, and collaborative works with his hometown friend and a music producer/keyboardist, Rodney K. Jackson...

co-producer: Rodney K. Jackson

engineer: Eric Kupper

Eric Kupper

Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ and record producer of French descent. Playing in bands in his formative years, he got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter for such producer/remixers as David Morales,...

keyboards: Eric Kupper

programming: Eric Kupper

live bass: Eric Kupper

guitar: Eric Kupper

Hysteria Recording - recording studio

Recording studio

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Track listings

CD, Germany, Promo, 588 497-2

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47

CD Maxi, UK, 582 517-2

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
4. "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25

CD Maxi, UK, 582 511-2

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
4. "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25

CD Maxi, Japan, POCM-1234

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
4. "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25

CD Maxi, Germany, 582 115-2

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) — 5:37
4. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Instrumental) - 5:53

CD Maxi, UK, Promo, GUYCD1

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Uplifting Club Edit) - 3:47
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Album Edit) - 3:44

Cassette, UK, 582 511-4

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) — 3:29
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
4. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)

12" Single, UK, AMPMDJ 111

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14

12" Maxi, UK, Promo, 588 500-1

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Instrumental) - 5:53
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Hard House Dub) - 9:18
4. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47

12" Single, UK, AMPMDJ 117 A

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage)
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)
4. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Dark & Funky Mix)

12" Maxi, Italy, ZAC 137

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Instrumental) - 5:53
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Hard House Dub) - 9:18
4. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) — 3:47

12" Maxi, UK, 582 511-1

1. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) — 7:27
2. "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)
3. "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version)
4. "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)

Peak positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Japanese Tokio Hot 100	26
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