title: Someone to Love (Jon B. song)
text: # Someone to Love (Jon B. song)
  
  "Someone to Love" is a song by Jon B. from his debut album Bonafide. Released as the first single from the album on April 3, 1995, the song is a duet with Babyface that gained wide exposure on the Bad Boys soundtrack.
  
  The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface, peaked at number 10 on the US Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the US R&B chart and was also certified gold by the RIAA.
  
  The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996. The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."
  
  ## Personnel and credits
  
  Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bonafide.
  
  * Jon B. – lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard
  * Babyface – lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, arranger, piano, drum programming
  * Reggie Hamilton – guitar
  * Randy Walker – MIDI programming
  * Brad Gilderman – recording engineer
  * Jon Gass – mix engineer
  
  ## Charts
  
  ### Weekly charts
  
  Weekly Chart performance of "Someone to Love" :
  
  | Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australia (ARIA) | 50 |
  | Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) | 47 |
  | New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 17 |
  | UK Singles (OCC) | 98 |
  | US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
  | US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 32 |
  | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 7 |
  | US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) | 12 |
  
  ### Year-end charts
  
  Year-end Chart performance of "Someone to Love" :
  
  | Chart (1995) | Position |
  | - | - |
  | US Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
  | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 18 |
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | United States (RIAA) | Gold | $500,000^^$ |
  | $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
  