Nicki Minaj – Somebody Else (CDQ) Retrieved June 8, 2013. Nicki Minaj- SOMEBODY ELSE Retrieved June 8, 2013. ↑ 7.0 7.1 RnB Magazine: HOT NEW MUSIC ALERT: Mario ft.↑ 6.0 6.1 DJ Booth: Mario - Somebody Else Retrieved June 8, 2013.↑ Mario Taps Nicki Minaj for New Single ‘Somebody Else’ Retrieved May 18, 2013.↑ 4.0 4.1 Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover > Future Releases Retrieved July 3, 2013.↑ 3.0 3.1 Radio 1 Rodos Greece New Songs On The Radio R&B/Hip-Hop Retrieved June 8, 2013.Nicki Minaj) - Single Mario Retrieved May 21, 2013. ↑ 2.0 2.1 iTunes: Somebody Else (feat.featuring me ?- n there ya have it barbz. ↑ Twitter: #SomebodyElse drops Monday.Left Queens, hit Brooklyn I'm on a belt now Sign of the cross on ya chest and ya head now How would you have learned if I ain’t leave? Yeah I got issues, like you were any better I don’t really like it, but I gotta take it Now I’m alone, said she wanna be gone, yeah The video premiered on VEVO July 9, 2013. On May 25, 2013, Mario confirmed he was shooting the video for the song. The video will be shot by Alexandre Moors at New York City. On March 17, 2013, a fan asked Nicki were they planning a music video for the song.
acclaimed Minaj's verse and Polow Da Don's production, calling those "impressive" and "infectious", respectively. Critics also commented that people may love or hate this song, because of the meaning of it: "getting dumped and watching the man or woman you love run straight into the arms of 'Somebody Else'." RnB Magazine called it "hot music" and a summer hit. "Somebody Else" was praised by R&B music critics, many of them adored Minaj's verse. The song is an upbeat tempo track featuring thumbing percussion, with hip-hop influences and sampled vocals in the hook. "Somebody Else" was written by Mario Barrett, and Onika Maraj, and it was produced by Polow da Don. It was later released to Rhythmic crossover radio on July 9. The song was released to Urban radio on May 28, and it was the third most added song of the week.
As planned, "Somebody Else" was released on May 21 as a digital download through iTunes. The next day they revealed that they were tweeting lyrics from their new song together called "Somebody Else." They said the song will be released on May 20 on iTunes and the next day will be its official release. On May 16, 2013, Minaj and Mario had a very flirtatious conversation on Twitter.