When Tomorrow Comes

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"When Tomorrow Comes"
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Single by Eurythmics
from the album Revenge
B-side "Take Your Pain Away" (Album Version)
Released2 June 1986
RecordedSeptember 1985
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length3:57 (promo version) 4:26 (single/album version)
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart, Pat Seymour
Producer(s) David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
(1986)
"When Tomorrow Comes"
(1986)
"Thorn in My Side"
(1986)
Music video
"When Tomorrow Comes" on YouTube

"When Tomorrow Comes" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart and guest keyboardist Pat Seymour. With this single and its parent album Revenge , Lennox and Stewart continued with the rock and R&B sound from their previous album Be Yourself Tonight .

Contents

Released as the lead single from the album, "When Tomorrow Comes" was a modest hit in the UK, only reaching the Top 30. It proved to be a much bigger success in Australia and Scandinavia, where it reached the Top 10. "When Tomorrow Comes" was not released as a single in the United States.

Track listing

7" Single

12" Single

Charts

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