"Someday" | ||||
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Single by Glass Tiger | ||||
from the album The Thin Red Line | ||||
B-side | "Vanishing Tribe" | |||
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Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
Studio | Phase One Studios, Sounds Interchange, ESP Studios, Eastern Sound, & McLear Place (Toronto, Ontario); Le Studio, (Morin-Heights, Quebec); & Canada, Distorto Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia) | |||
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Length | 3:34 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jim Vallance | |||
Glass Tiger singles chronology | ||||
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12" single cover | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Someday" on YouTube |
"Someday" is a song by Canadian pop band Glass Tiger. It was released on 1986 as the third single from their debut studio album The Thin Red Line through Capitol Records in Canada and Manhattan Records worldwide. The song was written by members Alan Frew and Al Connelly and by producer Jim Vallance. [1] "Someday" also won a Juno Award in the category Single of the Year. [2]
Following the success of "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)","Someday" reached No. 14 on Canada's RPM Top 100 and it was also a success in the U.S.,reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100,while reaching lower positions in other countries.
"Someday" is a mid-tempo pop rock ballad written by Alan Frew,Al Connelly and Jim Vallance. The track runs at 100 BPM and is in the key of D major. It runs at three minutes and thirty-seven seconds in the album version. [3]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1987 | Juno Award | Single of the Year | Won | [2] |
The music video for "Someday" was directed by Storm Thorgerson,who had also directed the "Thin Red Line" clip previously. [4] The clip shows Alan Frew talking with his "girlfriend" through a telephone call,alternating with scenes of the band performing the song,with two female backing vocalists.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Someday" | 3:34 |
2. | "Vanishing Tribe" | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Someday" (Extended Remix) | 7:19 |
2. | "Someday" (Dub Mix) | 6:26 |
3. | "Someday" | 3:34 |
Credits adapted from The Thin Red Line and "Someday" liner notes. [1]
Glass Tiger
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [17] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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