single'Released 16 April 2004. "Somewhere Only We Know" "Walnut Tree" "Somewhere Only We Know" (video) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history Lily Allen version In 2013, English singer Lily Allen released a cover version of the song. It was released on 10 November 2013 in the United Kingdom as a digital download through Parlophone and Regal Recordings. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2013 Christmas advertisement. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, becoming her third number-one single. "Somewhere Only We Know" is included on Allen's third studio album, Sheezus. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the single were donated to Save the Children's Philippine Typhoon Appeal campaign. Allen's version of the song was used for the trailer of The Little Prince (2015), which was shown in French. Allen's version of the song was also used on an advertisement by Brazilian telecommunications company Vivo in 2015. The Labour Party used this version in a campaign video for the 2017 general election. Music video The video for the song is a composite made by editor Chris Morris of the John Lewis "The Bear and the Hare" Christmas advert, directed by Elliot Dear and Yves Geleyn, and its making-of video, directed by Jake & Josh (Jacob Hopewell & Josh Hine), allowing the song to run to its full length. Commercial performance On 24 November 2013, "Somewhere Only We Know" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, thus becoming Allen's third number-one single following "Smile" (2006) and "The Fear" (2009). Although the song spent a total of three non-consecutive weeks at the top spot, it did not reach number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. It sold 46,279 copies during its second week at number one, the lowest number for a number-one single since Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" sold 42,746 copies in its third week at number one in 2009. In total the single sold over 600,000 copies. According to the BPI, the single was awarded a gold disc in January 2014, representing 400,000 sales. The song was included on the album Now 86!'' which sold more than 1.1 million copies to become the UK's best-selling album of 2013. Track listing Credits and personnel Credits adapted from CD single liner notes. Tom Chaplin – songwriter Richard Hughes – songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley – songwriter Lily Allen – lead