To Love Somebody (Holly Humberstone song)

"To Love Somebody"
Single by Holly Humberstone
from the album Cruel World
Released23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)
GenrePop
Length3:57
LabelPolydor
Songwriters
  • Holly Ffion Humberstone
  • Rob Milton
  • Jon Green
ProducerRob Milton
Holly Humberstone singles chronology
"Die Happy"
(2025)
"To Love Somebody"
(2026)
"Cruel World"
(2026)
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"To Love Somebody" on YouTube

"To Love Somebody" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone. It was released by Polydor Records on 23 January 2026 as the second single from her upcoming second studio album, Cruel World (2026). Humberstone wrote the track with long-term collaborators Rob Milton and Jon Green, with Milton handling the production.

The lyrical content of "To Love Somebody" dissects the silver lining of losing relationships. She was inspired after witnessing a close friend's heartbreak and wanted to flip the narrative to "at least you got to love somebody". "To Love Somebody" is a thematic and sonic shift for Humberstone and was praised by critics. DIY billed it "a bittersweet earworm of a track", with Atwood writer Mitch Mosk saying that he cried "happy tears" upon his first listen.