Released November 1985
Somewhere (4:24) [From “West Side Story”] (L. Bernstein, S. Sondheim)
Not While I'm Around (3:28) [From “Sweeney Todd”] (Stephen Sondheim)
“Somewhere” is a short version edited from the album track.
Streisand’s publicists released a statement that all proceeds from the “Somewhere” single would go to PRO-Peace and AMFAR (the American Foundation for AIDS research). Streisand said, “[Somewhere’s] lyrics reflect the life-affirming attitude we must have in order to prevent a nuclear war as well as the destruction of human life from AIDS.”
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine.
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