"Somebody Else's life was the first song recorded when the band arrived in the United States to record their fourth studio album, Living for the Weekend.[4] The band said they were looking to go back to their "roots" with the song and record a song which related to their first studio album, Chasing Lights (2009).[2] They were looking to great a song that was "amazing", "crazy" and "very pop" like they were known for back in their native, the United Kingdom.[2] In late October 2012, it was revealed to the public that the Saturdays were in talks to feature in their own reality television programme.[5] Although, they had already done this previously with The Saturdays: 24/7 broadcast through ITV2.[6] It was later revealed that American television network, E! were interested in showing their show programme.[5] It was announced that they did sign a contract with the network and Chasing the Saturdays would be broadcast through E! internationally.[5] It was later revealed that the band had signed a joint record deal with Island Def Jam Records and Mercury Records, with a view to releasing future material internationally mainly the United States and Canada.[citation needed] While the band were filming their reality television in United States the band began working on new music and collaborating with a number of producers. Rodney Jerkins, who is known as "Darkchild" was revealed to be included in the band's fourth studio album. "Somebody Else's Life is the opening theme for the band's reality show Chasing the Saturdays.
