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Born to Be Somebody

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“Born to Be Somebody” is the seventh track from Justin Bieber's second remix album, Never Say Never: The Remixes.

Background[]

Diane Warren wasn’t in the studio with Justin. She ran into the head of music at Paramount and Justin’s manager, Scooter Braun, at a restaurant, and they were talking about the movie Never Say Never. Scooter was saying, “I need a ‘Man in the Mirror.’ I need a great, inspiring song.”[2]

Diane Warren revealed the new song, called “Born to Be Somebody at the Fox Golden Globes after-party.[3]

Audio[]

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
There’s a dream in my soul
A fire that’s deep inside me
There’s a me no one knows
Waiting to be set free

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m gonna see that day
I can feel it, I can taste it
Change is coming my way

[Chorus]
I was born to be somebody
Ain’t nothing that’s ever gonna stop me
I’ll light up the sky like lightning
I’m gonna rise above, show ‘em what I’m made of
I was born to be somebody, I was born to be
And this world will belong to me

[Verse 2]
This life can kick you around, woah
This world can make you feel small, whoa
They will not keep me down, whoa
I was born to stand tall

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m going all the way
I can feel it, I believe it
I’m here, I’m here to stay

[Chorus]
I was born to be somebody
Ain’t nothing that’s ever gonna stop me
I’ll light up the sky like lighting
I’m gonna rise above, show ‘em what I’m made of
I was born to be somebody, I was born to be
And this world will belong to me

[Bridge]
Can yeel it, believe it
Dream it, be it

[Chorus]
I was born to be somebody (Born to be, yeah)
Ain’t nothing that’s ever gonna stop me (No no, whoa, yeah)
I’ll light up the sky like lighting
I’m gonna rise above, show ‘em what I’m made of
I was born to be somebody, I was born to be
And this world will belong to me

[Outro]
Oh oh, oh oh
And this world will belong to me
Yeah, yeah, oh
This world will belong to me


Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Nomination Result
2012 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Visual Media (Diane Warren, Jan Smith) Nominated

Credits[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]

References[]

  1. ↑ "@minadokenny I like the one I co-wrote with him called "Where Are You Now?" and the one I co-produced on him called "Born To Be Somebody."". Twitter. January 8, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Fitzharris, Dustin (February 8, 2012). "Diane Warren: The Songwriter Who Was Born to Be Somebody". HuffPost. 
  3. ↑ Halperin, Shirley (January 18, 2011). "Diane Warren Pens Song for Justin Bieber Movie". Billboard. 
  4. ↑ Bieber, Justin. "Credits / Never Say Never - The Remixes / Justin Bieber – TIDAL". Tidal. 

“Never Say Never” (featuring Jaden Smith)
“That Should Be Me” (featuring Rascal Flatts)
“Somebody to Love (Remix)”
“Up” (featuring Chris Brown)

“Overboard (Live)” (featuring Miley Cyrus)
“Runaway Love (Kanye West Remix)” (featuring Raekwon)
“Born to Be Somebody”

Bonus tracks
“Stuck in the Moment” (featuring Tyga)
“One Time (J-Stax Remix)”

“Runaway”
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