What Happens Tomorrow

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"What Happens Tomorrow"
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Single by Duran Duran
from the album Astronaut
B-side "Silent Icy River"
Released18 January 2005 (2005-01-18)
Studio Sphere (London)
Length4:04
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Duran Duran
  • Don Gilmore
Duran Duran singles chronology
"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
(2004)		"What Happens Tomorrow"
(2005)		"Nice"
(2005)
Music video
"What Happens Tomorrow" on YouTube

"What Happens Tomorrow" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran from their 11th studio album, Astronaut (2004). It was released on 18 January 2005 as the second single from that album. The song debuted at number 11 in the UK Singles Chart on 6 February 2005 and was the second single from the album to peak at number two in Italy.

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Background

The track was originally debuted on an American Internet radio station in 2003 while the band was hunting around for a record deal. During the outro, bassist John Taylor announced that it would be a single later on in the year.

The version of "What Happens Tomorrow" played on the radio was an early demo featuring an extended bridge, which would be removed by the time the track was released on Astronaut; parts of the track were re-worked to become the B-side "Silent Icy River".

Music video

The video, which showed the band as constellations, was directed by the duo of Smith n' Borin (Frank Buff Borin and Ryan Smith). It was nominated on the Visual Effects Society Awards 2005 for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video" for media artists Jerry Steele, Jo Steele, Brian Adler and Monique Eissing. Playboy Playmate Nicole Marie Lenz and Steve Talley ( American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile ) appear in the video.

Track listings

CD: Epic / 6756501 (UK)

  1. "What Happens Tomorrow" – 4:04
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Eric Prydz edit) – 3:36

CD: Epic / 6756502 (UK)

  1. "What Happens Tomorrow" – 4:04
  2. "Silent Icy River" – 2:54
  3. "What Happens Tomorrow" (Harry Peat mix) – 4:04
  4. "What Happens Tomorrow" (video) – 4:04

CD: Epic / 6756532 (International)

  1. "What Happens Tomorrow" – 4:04
  2. "Silent Icy River" – 2:54
  3. "What Happens Tomorrow" (Harry Peat mix) – 4:04
  4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Eric Prydz mix) – 6:46

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States18 January 2005 Hot adult contemporary radio Epic [11]
United Kingdom31 January 2005CD [12]

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