The song was written by McKee, Robert Orrall, and Al Anderson, while production was mainly handled by Rob Cavallo with help from Antonina Armato.

The song was written by McKee, Robert Orrall, and Al Anderson, while production was mainly handled by Rob Cavallo with help from Antonina Armato.

"Somebody" is a slow pop song, featuring bass guitars with a piano and drum background.

McKee wrote it inspired by Magnolia, where one of her idols Aimee Mann had the song "Save Me" featured, and described it as "kind of a ballad, just looking for that ’somebody,’ if you will.

The song was promoted heavily in internet radio service LAUNCHcast, where by November 2004 it was the tenth most played track on the website.