Somebody Else's Guy

Did You Know?

• Jocelyn Brown wrote and produced "Somebody Else's Guy" herself, with co-producer Allen George and Fred McFarlane.
• The original 1984 US 12-inch single included a Vocal 12" Version at 6:28 and an Instrumental Dub at 5:45.
• The B-side of several Peniston single formats was her earlier hit "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) at 3:25.

CeCe Peniston version

CeCe Peniston recorded a cover of "Somebody Else's Guy" for her 1996 studio album I'm Movin' On. The song was released as a single in 1998 to promote The Best of CeCe Peniston, a greatest hits import compilation issued that year only in Europe and Japan. Both Brown's 1984 original and Peniston's 1998 version reached the same position on the UK Top 75, peaking at number thirteen. On the UK Chart-Track list, the single reached a Top 10 position, peaking at number six in February. Alan Jones from Music Week described the cover as "an excellent cover" and noted that "Tuff Jam deliver two quality mixes, using their swinging groove with disco stabs, strings and Peniston's vocals, giving us an uplifting disco-fuelled club anthem with crossover potential". Multiple formats of the single were released. A German CD promo (catalog number 588 497-2) contained the "Classic Old School Radio Mix" at 3:47. A UK 12-inch promo (AMPMDJ 111) featured the "LP Version" at 5:37 and the "Classic Old School 12" Mix" at 6:14. A UK CD promo (GUYCD1) offered the "Classic Old School Radio Edit" at 3:29, the "Uplifting Club Edit" at 3:47, and the "LP Edit" at 3:44. A UK 12-inch promo (AMPMDJ 117 A) contained "Tuff Jam's Classic Garage" at 7:27 and "TJ's Ladies Choice Dub". The UK commercial 12-inch (582 511 1) added the "LP Version" and "Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix". Another UK promo 12-inch (DJ117) included "Tuff Jam's Classic Garage", "TJ's Ladies Choice Dub", "Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix", and "Kupper's Dark & Funky Mix". An Italian 12-inch (ZAC 137) and a UK promo 12-inch (588 500-1) shared the "Classic Old School 12" Mix" at 6:14, "Classic Old School Instrument." at 5:53, "Hard House Dub" at 9:18, and "Classic Old School Radio Mix" at 3:47. A Japanese mini CD (POCM-1234) and two UK mini CDs (582 511-2 and 582 517-2) contained the "Classic Old School Radio Edit" at 3:29, "LP Version" at 5:37, "Tuff Jam's Classic Garage" at 7:27, and "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) at 3:25. A UK music cassette (582 511-4) had the "Classic Old School Radio Edit" at 3:29, "LP Version" at 5:37, and "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) at 3:25.