Someday (Nickelback song)

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"Someday"
Nickelback - Someday - CD cover.jpg
Single by Nickelback
from the album The Long Road
Released28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
Studio
Genre Rock, [1] post-grunge
Length
  • 3:27 (album version)
  • 3:15 (single version)
Label Roadrunner
Composer(s) Nickelback
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"Never Again"
(2002)		"Someday"
(2003)		"Figured You Out"
(2003)
Music video
"Someday" on YouTube

"Someday" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on 28 July 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, The Long Road (2003). It reached number one in Canada for three weeks and number seven in the United States. In the latter country, it charted for 50 weeks, thus becoming Nickelback's longest-charting single. [2] It also charted within the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number six.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Nigel Dick. [3] A version with an alternate ending also exists. [4]

Track listings

Canadian maxi-CD single [5]

  1. "Someday" (single mix) – 3:25
  2. "Someday" (album mix) – 3:23
  3. "Slow Motion" – 3:32

Australian CD single [6]

  1. "Someday" (album mix)
  2. "Someday" (acoustic mix)
  3. "Slow Motion"

European CD single [7]

  1. "Someday" (single mix) – 3:14
  2. "Someday" (album mix) – 3:25

European maxi-CD and Japanese CD single [8] [9]

  1. "Someday" (single mix) – 3:14
  2. "Someday" (album mix) – 3:25
  3. "Slow Motion" – 3:32

UK CD single [10]

  1. "Someday" (album version) – 3:25
  2. "Slow Motion" – 3:32
  3. "Someday" (acoustic version) – 3:23
  4. "Someday" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from The Long Road album booklet. [11]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [45] Platinum70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46] Gold45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [48] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States28 July 2003 Alternative radio Roadrunner [49]
Australia1 September 2003CD [50]
United States8 September 2003 [51]
United Kingdom15 September 2003CD [52]

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