Peak
30
Weeks
16
Score
1,361
Chart Year
1988
The video features Janet Spencer-Turner as the character from the singer's past; she also played the same role in the video for 'Your Wildest Dreams'. Actor Ben Daniels portrays the younger version of Justin Hayward.
This is a sequel of sorts to The Moody Blues' 1986 hit "Your Wildest Dreams." Both songs were written by the group's guitarist, Justin Hayward," who told as that the success of "Dreams" showed him that such subject matter had universal appeal and was far from frivolous. As for the inspiration, he said: "They both were about at least one particular person. I wouldn't say it was all about one person, but at least one particular person. And my advice to anybody who wants to go back is that you can never go home. And best to leave the past as the past." Justin Hayward received the 1988 Ivor Novello Award for Composer of the Year for writing this song. Justin Hayward said this song was his personal favorite of all the songs he'd written. He said, "I love performing it. Wherever we go, people like it. It wasn't a massive hit, but people know it. It wasn't a massive hit because it's about 6 minutes long and no one did a successful edit on it. That's probably the one that gives me the most pleasure." In an interview with Paul Harris, Justin Hayward said this song is about trying to find out what happened to your first love: "I think it just was one of those things where everyone wants to know what happened to the first person they ever really loved. Best not to find out. Best to leave it as a nice memory." To keep musical continuity, Hayward used many of the same elements on "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" that he incorporated into "Your Wildest Dreams," a process that isn't so hard when using a synthesizer. In his 2016 Songfacts interview, he said: "I did the keyboard and the guitar and the LinnDrum for 'Wildest Dreams,' which was finished first, and for 'I Know You're Out There Somewhere' I decided to use the same keyboard sound and bass sound that I'd got on a Yamaha DX7 and continue that theme. It's identical tempo and everything."
I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere, somewhere I know I'll find you somehow And somehow I'll return again to you The mist is lifting slowly I can see the way ahead And I've left behind the empty streets That once inspired my life And the strength of the emotion Is like thunder in the air 'Cause the promise that we made each other Haunts me to the end I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere, somewhere I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere you can hear my voice I know I'll find you somehow Somehow, somehow I know I'll find you somehow And somehow I'll return again to you The secret of your beauty and the mystery of your soul I've been searching for in everyone I meet And the times I've been mistaken, it's impossible to say And the grass is growing underneath our feet I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere, somewhere I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere you can hear my voice I know I'll find you somehow Somehow, somehow I know I'll find you somehow And somehow I'll return again to you I know you're out there somewhere Yes, I know you're out there somewhere Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yes, I know it's going to happen I can feel you getting near And soon we'll be returning To the fountain of our youth And if you wake up wondering In the darkness I'll be there My arms will close around you And protect you with the truth I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere, somewhere I know you're out there somewhere Somewhere you can hear my voice I know I'll find you somehow Somehow, somehow I know I'll find you somehow And somehow I'll return again to you
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 4, 1988 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Jun 11, 1988 | 78 | 48 |
| 3 | Jun 18, 1988 | 71 | 55 |
| 4 | Jun 25, 1988 | 56 | 70 |
| 5 | Jul 2, 1988 | 54 | 72 |
| 6 | Jul 9, 1988 | 45 | 81 |
| 7 | Jul 16, 1988 | 43 | 83 |
| 8 | Jul 23, 1988 | 38 | 88 |
| 9 | Jul 30, 1988 | 33 | 93 |
| 10 | Aug 6, 1988 | 30 | 96 |
| 11 | Aug 13, 1988 | 34 | 92 |
| 12 | Aug 20, 1988 | 56 | 70 |
| 13 | Aug 27, 1988 | 63 | 63 |
| 14 | Sep 3, 1988 | 81 | 45 |
| 15 | Sep 10, 1988 | 91 | 35 |
| 16 | Sep 17, 1988 | 95 | 31 |