Someday (Glass Tiger song)

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"Someday"
Single by Glass Tiger
from the album The Thin Red Line
B-side"Vanishing Tribe"
Released
  • 1986 (1986)
Recorded1985-1986
Vancouver, British Columbia)
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jim Vallance
Glass Tiger singles chronology
"Thin Red Line"
(1986) 		"Someday"
(1986) 		"You're What I Look For"
(1987)
12" single cover
Music video
"Someday" on
YouTube

"Someday" is a song by Canadian

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.

Composition

"Someday" is a

BPM and is in the key of D major. It runs at three minutes and thirty-seven seconds in the album version.[3]

Accolades

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
1987
Juno Award
 Single of the Year Won [2]

Music video

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.

Track listing

7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Someday"3:34
2."Vanishing Tribe"3:59
12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Someday" (Extended Remix)7:19
2."Someday" (Dub Mix)6:26
3."Someday"3:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from The Thin Red Line and "Someday" liner notes.[1]

Glass Tiger

Additional musicians

Design

  • Jackie Murphy – design
  • Heather Brown – design
  • Beth Baptiste – photography
  • Shoot That Tiger! – design, logo design
  • Koppel & Scher – design

Production

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b The Thin Red Line (album liner notes). Glass Tiger. Capitol Records. 1986. Back cover.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b "1987 | Single of the Year | Glass Tiger |". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Key and BPM of Someday by Glass Tiger | Musicstax". musicstax.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Someday – Glass Tiger". MDVbase.
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  6. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 45, No. 1 Sep 27, 1986". Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 45, No. 12 Dec 13, 1986". Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Glass Tiger charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ultimate Music Database". umdmusic.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Glass Tiger: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Glass Tiger — Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Glass Tiger — Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  13. Cash Box Magazine Inc.
    Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  14. ^ "Radio & Records (R&R) — Glass Tiger". Radio & Records. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  15. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Glass Tiger – Someday". Music Canada.
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