Someday (Flipsyde song)

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"Someday"
R&B
Length4:00
LabelCherrytree/Interscope
Flipsyde singles chronology
"Someday"
(2005)
"Happy Birthday"
(2006)

"Someday" is a single by

alternative hip-hop group Flipsyde, from their 2005 debut album We the People
.

Release

"Someday" was chosen by NBC as the theme song to advertise their coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics, as the network felt its sound would attract younger viewers.[1] Though the single did not chart in the United States, the resulting exposure led to an increase in album sales and Flipsyde performing at the 2006 Winter X Games.[1]

Two music videos were produced, one by NBC featuring

Apolo Anton Ohno,[1] and the other as the official video.[2] The track was additionally included in the soundtrack of the 2008 film Never Back Down
.

Reception

Patrick Ryan of USA Today praised the single in 2016 as one of the "best Olympics theme songs" for its "unique combination of rap and Spanish guitar".[3] However, Troy Farah of the Phoenix New Times wrote that it was "a transparent attempt by NBC to get the younger generation to pay attention to the Olympics",[2] while Travis Jones of The Sydney Morning Herald criticized its selection due to its lyrical content that he felt had no connection to the event.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Someday" โ€” 4:00
  2. "Someday (instrumental)" โ€” 4:19

Chart positions

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Finland Top 40 Singles 10
German Top 100 Singles[5] 10
Swedish Top 40 Singles[6] 29

References

  1. ^
    Boston Globe
    . Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Farah, Troy (July 24, 2012). "The Best and Worst Olympic Theme Songs in History". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ranking the 10 best (and worst) Olympics theme songs". Entertain This!. USA Today. August 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Jones, Travis (July 20, 2016). "Six Olympics songs that failed to live up to the hype". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  5. ^ ""Someday" Chart Performance". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  6. ^ "Sweden Top 40 (2005-08-27)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

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