Song · Hozier
“Someone New” by Hozier
From the album Hozier (2014)
“Someone New” by Hozier appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2014 and 2025. It was first released in 2014 on the album Hozier. Its best result is #13 on the WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #162 alternative song of 2015.
"Someone New" sits fourth on Hozier's self-titled 2014 debut, and it's the oldest song there, carried over from the Irish singer-songwriter's earlier demos; by release day, he admitted, it was the one that moved him least. Still, it's a sly one: a pop-soul confession about falling for stranger after stranger, which he has called a love song about love at its most hollow and futile.
The sound tips toward indie rock, with pizzicato bass, distorted chords and choral harmonies wound around echoing vocals. Hozier plays guitar, piano and synth, Alex Ryan adds bass and piano, Rory Doyle drums, and Kate Ellis and Kenneth Rice bring cello, violin and viola. He produced it with Rob Kirwan, and Andrew Scheps mixed it. Released as the album's fifth single in May 2015, it reached 13 in Ireland, with Natalie Dormer starring in the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 192 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
| 2015 | 75 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2015 | 100 |
| 2015 | 19 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 51 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 75 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015 | 104 |
| 2015 | 13 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2015 | 50 |
| 2015 | 17 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 698 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 212 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
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