written in New York and played to Otis but, personally, it was for Robert. He meant a great deal to me. I don't think it was a homosexual affection but a tremendous admiration for this man's abilities and gifts. Reception Billboard described the single as a "smooth, easy beat ballad" that "should put them right back up there at the top of the Hot 100." Personnel Barry Gibb – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar Robin Gibb – harmony and backing vocals Maurice Gibb – backing vocals, bass guitar Vince Melouney – lead guitar Colin Petersen – drums Bill Shepherd – orchestral arrangement Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Michael Bolton version American singer Michael Bolton covered and released it as a single from his 1992 album Timeless: The Classics. His version reached number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became his fourth single to peak at number two in Canada, his highest position in that country. It is also his highest-charting single in France, where it reached number seven. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Movie and TV appearances "To Love Somebody" has been used in several movies including I Love You Phillip Morris, Y Tu Mamá También, Melody, The Wrong Man, My Entire Life, 50/50, Joy, and Glass Onion. The Bee Gees' version appears in a 2019 TV commercial for Facebook Groups. The Bee Gees' version also appears in a 2019 McDonald's television commercial. The Bee Gees’ version also appears in the newly released, Baker 4 video. Other cover versions 1967: Siluete recorded a Serbo-Croatian version, entitled "Voleti nekog", releasing it on the EP Kišu sam tražio (I Asked for Rain). 1968: The Sweet Inspirations recorded the song, which reached number 30 on the R&B charts. 1968: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap included this song on their Gold-selling debut album "Woman, Woman". 1969: Busty Brown released a reggae version of the song on the Upsetters label, catalog number US-308. 1969: James Carr released this song as a single and reached number 44 on the R&B Charts. 1969: Nina Simone covered "To Love Somebody" released on her album To Love Somebody, which reached number 5 in the UK and became her second British hit single after "Ain't Got No, I Got Life". It also reached number 10 in the Dutch Charts, and number 17 in Ireland. Cash Box called her version an "excellent performance." 1977: Narvel Felts released