Somewhere in the World

"Somewhere in the World"
"Somewhere in the World"
Single by Boney M.
from the album Ten Thousand Lightyears
Released	May 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop
Length	4:34
Label	Hansa Records (West Germany)
Songwriters	Wolfgang Keilhauer, Tammy Grohé, Sandy Davis
Producer	Frank Farian
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	"Somewhere in the World" on YouTube

"Somewhere in the World" is a single by disco band Boney M., the only single to be released from their seventh studio album Ten Thousand Lightyears.^[1] Featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the ballad marked another commercial low for the band when it peaked at #11 in the Swiss charts,^{[citation needed]} and at #49 in Germany.^[2] The full length 5:07 version was released on the 12" single.
Lead Vocal: Liz Mitchell. Backing Vocals: Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett.

Releases

7" Single

"Somewhere in the World" (edit) – 4:25 / "Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (edit) (Farian, Kawohl, Davis) – 4:37 (Hansa 106 320-100, Germany)

12" Single

"Somewhere in the World" (extended mix) – 5:07 / "Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (extended club mix) – 5:48 / "Wild Planet" (alternate mix) – 3:41 (Hansa 601 246-213, Germany)

Chart

Chart performance for "Somewhere in the World"
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)^[2]	49

Sources

^ Rogalsky, Matt (24 October 1984). "Boney M's latest focus on space". The Chilliwack Progress. p. 52. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Boney M – Somewhere in the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[1] Rogalsky, Matt (24 October 1984). "Boney M's latest focus on space". The Chilliwack Progress. p. 52. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[DeChart-2] "Boney M – Somewhere in the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

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Discography
1970s	"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" "Daddy Cool" "Sunny" "Ma Baker" "Belfast" "Rivers of Babylon" "Brown Girl in the Ring" "Rasputin" "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" "Painter Man" "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama"
1980s	"I See a Boat on the River"/"My Friend Jack" "Children of Paradise"/"Gadda-Da-Vida" "Felicidad (Margherita)" "Malaika"/"Consuela Biaz" "We Kill the World"/"Boonoonoonoos" "The Little Drummer Boy" "6 Years of Boney M. Hits" "The Carnival Is Over"/"Going Back West" "Zion's Daughter" "Jambo – Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" "Somewhere in the World" "Kalimba de Luna" "Happy Song" "My Chérie Amour" "Young, Free and Single" "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" "Bang Bang Lulu" "Rivers of Babylon (Remix)"/"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (Remix)" "Megamix" "The Summer Mega Mix" "Malaika (Lambada Remix)" "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker"
1990s	"Stories" "Christmas Mega Mix" "Mega Mix" "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix '93)" "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" "Papa Chico" "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" "Daddy Cool '99" "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)"
2000s	"Sunny (Remix) 2000" "Daddy Cool 2001" "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)"
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