It was released on 11 January 2018 through Cooking Vinyl as the third single from her second studio album The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change.

The song was written by Nesbitt with Dan Muckala, who also produced it, and Brianna Kennedy.

Written in Nashville, "Somebody Special" was premiered on 8 January 2018 during Zane Lowe's show on Beats 1.

[2] The tracklist for Nina Nesbitt's second studio album The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change was unveiled in October 2018.

It’s the story of a girl who is in an emotionally abusive relationship, who doesn’t know her worth because the person she is with treats her like crap.