Hope There's Someone

"Hope There's Someone"

Single by Antony and the Johnsons
from the album I Am a Bird Now
Released	7 June 2005
Genre	Baroque pop
Length	4:24
Label	Secretly Canadian SC114 Rough Trade RTRADSCD229
Writer(s)	Antony Hegarty
Producer(s)	Antony Hegarty

"Hope There's Someone" is a song by Antony and the Johnsons, released in 7 June 2005 through Rough Trade Records and Secretly Canadian.^[1] The song is the lead single from Antony and the Johnsons' second studio album I Am a Bird Now and considered one of their signature songs. In October 2011, NME placed the track at number 134 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[2]

The sleeve photo is an image from the video featuring Joey Gabriel.

Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii made a remix of the song for his album True with vocals provided by Swedish singer and songwriter Linnea Henriksson, who originally covered the song in a performance for Idol 2010.^[3]

The song has sold 50,568 copies in the UK as of March 2016.^[4]

Track listing

"Hope There's Someone" – 4:24
"Frankenstein" – 5:10
"Just One Star" – 1:34
"Hope There's Someone" (Video) – 4:24

References

↑ "Antony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
↑ "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
↑ Avicii feat. Linnea Henriksson's Hope There's Someone sample of Linnea Henriksson's Hope There's Someone | WhoSampled
↑ Jones, Alan (4 March 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: The 1975 top the Official Albums Chart". Music Week (Intent Media). Retrieved 4 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).

Antony and the Johnsons

Thomas Bartlett
Anohni
Julia Kent
Parker Kindred
Jeff Langston
Rob Moose
Maxim Moston
Doug Wieselman

Studio albums

Live albums

Live at St. Olave's (with Current 93)
Cut the World
Del suo veloce volo (with Franco Battiato)

EPs and Singles

I Am a Bird Now	"Hope There's Someone" "You Are My Sister"

The Crying Light	"Another World" "Aeon"

Swanlights	"Thank You for Your Love"

I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy The Lake

Promotional Singles

"Immortal Bird/Cripple and the Starfish" (split single with Current 93)

"The Dull Flame of Desire"

Avicii songs

Discography

True	"Wake Me Up" "You Make Me" "Hey Brother" "Addicted to You" "Lay Me Down"

The Days / Nights	"The Days" "The Nights"

Stories	"Waiting for Love" "For a Better Day" "Broken Arrows" "Pure Grinding" "Ten More Days" "Gonna Love Ya"

Other singles	"Seek Bromance" "My Feelings for You" "Street Dancer" "Blessed" "Fade into Darkness" "Levels" "Collide" "Silhouettes" "Superlove" "Dancing in My Head" "I Could Be the One" "X You" "We Write the Story" "Feeling Good"

Unreleased	"I'll Be Gone"

Other songs	"Hope There's Someone"

Featured singles	"Sunshine" "Dancing in My Head" "A Sky Full of Stars" "Lovers on the Sun" "Divine Sorrow" "Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix)"

Pitchfork Media's Track of the Year

2003: Outkast – "Hey Ya!"
2004: Annie – "Heartbeat"
2005: Antony & The Johnsons – "Hope There's Someone"
2006: Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. – "My Love"
2007: LCD Soundsystem – "All My Friends"
2008: Hercules and Love Affair – "Blind"
2009: Animal Collective – "My Girls"
2010: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – "Round and Round"
2011: M83 – "Midnight City"
2012: Grimes - "Oblivion"
2013: Drake featuring Majid Jordan – "Hold On, We're Going Home"
2014: Future Islands - "Seasons (Waiting on You)"
2015: Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

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