What Is Flora Cash's "You're Somebody Else" About?

"You're Somebody Else" is about talking to oneself rather than to another person, according to the duo who wrote it. Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj have linked it to a feeling of psychological displacement.

How was the song written?

Randall and Lleshaj wrote and produced it in under 24 hours in the Stockholm apartment of Lleshaj's sister.

What album is it on?

It first appeared on Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine), released on April 20, 2017, through the Stockholm indie label Icons Creating Evil Art. The Swedish-American duo later signed with RCA Records, which released it as a single.

How did it chart?

It reached No. 1 on U.S. alternative radio and on Canada's Modern Rock chart, and No. 5 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs. It is certified platinum in the United States and double platinum in Canada.

Quick answers

Who are Flora Cash? A Swedish-American indie pop duo.

Who wrote "You're Somebody Else"? Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj.

Is it certified platinum? Yes, in the United States.