Someday (Glass Tiger song)

"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]

"Someday"
Single by Glass Tiger
from the album The Thin Red Line
B-side"Vanishing Tribe"
Released
  • 1986 (1986)
Recorded1985–1986
StudioPhase One Studios, Sounds Interchange, ESP Studios, Eastern Sound, & McLear Place (Toronto, Ontario); Le Studio, (Morin-Heights, Quebec); & Canada, Distorto Studios (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

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

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"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]

Accolades

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

Music video

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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

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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

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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

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Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. 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 Top 100 1/31/87". Cash Box Magazine Inc. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. 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.