Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Album

American Heart

Label

Warner Music

Genre

Pop rock

Composer(s)

Benson Boone;Jack LaFrantz;Jason Evigan

Entered Chart

Mar 15, 2025

Peak Date

Jul 5, 2025

Released

February 27, 2025

"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" tells the story of a moment most of us dread yet somehow half-hope for: running into an old flame when we're supposed to be committed to someone new. In Benson Boone's case, this fateful encounter happens at a diner where his past and present collide in an emotional tug-of-war. Torn between nostalgia and loyalty, he finds himself caught in that distinctly human dilemma: should you stay with the person who's right for you, or the one who still tugs at your heart? While Boone has never explicitly said that this song is based on a real-life event, it captures something universally familiar: the awkward, gut-wrenching, and slightly cinematic experience of unexpectedly locking eyes with the ghost of relationships past. Boone wrote "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" with Jack LaFrantz and the song's producer, Jason Evigan. LaFrantz has been instrumental in developing Benson Boone's music, with credits on several of Boone's singles such as "Beautiful Things" and "Cry." His resumé extends beyond Boone, including collaborations with Bastille's Dan Smith and Swedish production duo Mattman & Robin. Jason Evigan is a seasoned hitmaker, having worked with the likes of Demi Lovato ("Heart Attack"), Dua Lipa ("Physical") and Maroon 5 ("Girls Like You"). His previous collaborations with Boone include co-writing and co-producing his singles "In The Stars" and "Slow It Down." Boone spilled some details about the song's creation in a chat with Zane Lowe on Apple Music. Originally, "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" was a melancholy piano ballad. Evigan, sensing the mood, half-jokingly remarked, "Well, this is going to be a sad one." Something about that comment flipped a switch in Boone's brain. Rather than wallow in heartbreak, he did a complete 180: He ditched the piano, doubled the tempo, and leaned into synths, turning the track into an upbeat, danceable ode to emotional whiplash. The lyrics still carry an emotional weight, reflecting on love and loss, but the production gives it a feeling of moving forward rather than dwelling in sadness.

I'm sorry, I'm here for someone else
But it's good to see your face
And I really hope you're doing well
I hope you're doing well
(Here we go, one, two, one, two, three)

She was running late for dinner south side of town
Left the phone a little bitter, but it's cool for now
Far from perfect for each other, but we're working it out, I suppose (I suppose)
Now I'm waiting at the diner, looking traumatized
'Cause you walk up to the table with an order of fries
And I know you
Yes, I know you
Used to love you (Used to love you)
And I said

"I'm sorry I'm here for someone else
It's good to see your face
And I really hope you're doing well
I hope you're doing well
I'm sorry I'm here for someone else
I wish that I could stay
And talk at the bar all by ourselves
But I'm here for someone else"

(Come on, what happened next, Benny?)
(Yeah, come on)

When she finally walks into the restaurant
Hate to say it, but I knew it, I was already gone
Oh, Benny, don't do it, you're breaking her heart
Benny, don't do it
Benny, don't do it
But I need to go (I need to, I need to, I need to)
It's not personal
When I say

"I'm sorry I'm here for someone else
It's good to see your face
And I really hope you're doing well
I hope you're doing well
I'm sorry I'm here for someone else
I know you wish that I could stay
And talk at the bar all by ourselves
But I'm here for someone else"

I'm still in love with you
I'm going outta my mind

(I, I, I) I-I-I-I couldn't take it anymore
I was already running for the kitchen doors
You were always the one I shoulda waited for
I can't lose you again, not again, not again, not again