Somewhere Only We Know

Why it's moving

Why it's here

"Somewhere Only We Know" was released on 16 February 2004 as the lead single from Keane's debut album Hopes and Fears, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and remains the band's biggest hit, certified triple platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. [1] Its catalogue standing was reinforced when Lily Allen's cover, recorded for the 2013 John Lewis Christmas advert at Keane's own suggestion, went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in November 2013. [2] Keane continue to tour behind the song, with the band listing concert dates scheduled into 2026 and 2027. [3]

In culture

Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.

• Written by Tom Chaplinsource
• Written by Richard Hughessource
• Written by Tim Rice‐Oxleysource
• Covered Lily Allensource
• Covered Laura Michelle Kellysource
• Covered The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestrasource
• Covered Joy Electricsource
• Covered Glee Cast feat. Darren Crisssource
• Covered David Archuletasource
• Covered Vitamin String Quartetsource
• Covered Zach Heydesource
• Covered Tony Hadleysource
• Covered The Creaking Tree String Quartetsource
• Covered Rock4source
• Covered Ben Forstersource

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly. One recording, one history: this table also counts the rows sources published under 1 other handle of this record (remasters, official videos).

1. MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
2. Netherlandsnl · spotify2026-06-172026-07-17#9330#74
   #93
3. Saudi Arabiasa · shazam spotify2026-06-172026-09-22#19874#139
   #198
4. Singaporesg · shazam spotify · 1 city2026-06-182026-09-26#17475#41
   #174
5. United Arab Emiratesae · spotify2026-06-182026-09-25#14986#99
   #149
6. Malaysiamy · shazam spotify2026-06-182026-09-26#17683#117
   #176
7. Portugalpt · shazam spotify2026-06-242026-09-25#14069#127
   #140
8. Israelil · shazam spotify2026-07-082026-09-27#15617#148
   #156
9. Luxembourglu · spotify2026-07-162026-07-16#1911#191
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10. Show all 41 markets

Worldwide feeds · not markets

A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.

1. MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
2. Global feedglobal · spotify youtube2026-06-172026-09-27#301103#88
   #301
3. World feedworld · shazam2026-07-202026-09-27#7256#60
   #72

City pickups

City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.

1. br 2 cities · best #34 rio de janeiro
2. ar 1 city · best #22 buenos aires
3. ca 1 city · best #40 quebec
4. pe 1 city · best #13 lima
5. sg 1 city · best #41 singapore
6. us 1 city · best #49 tampa

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Editions

1. 2026-09-27Chart-only edition#39
2. 2026-09-26Chart-only edition#37
3. 2026-08-28Chart-only edition#46
4. 2026-08-15Chart-only edition#41
5. 2026-08-14Chart-only edition#37
6. 2026-08-13Chart-only edition#40