"Someday We'll Know" is a song by the New Radicals. It was released in March 1999 as the second single off their album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998). Lyrically, the song explores the confusion over why a relationship ended. The group dissolved before the single's release, and as a result the song failed to match the success of the preceding single, "You Get What You Give", which had topped the charts in New Zealand and Canada and peaked within the top 5 in the United Kingdom. In contrast, "Someday We'll Know" became a top 40 hit only in Brazil where it made Number 38, and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is the group's second and final single, and has been covered by numerous artists, including Mandy Moore & Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, America and Hall & Oates.
The song is a midtempo ballad in which Alexander reflects on a past relationship[1] and wonders why his girlfriend left him, eventually concluding that someday he'll know the answer.[2]Rolling Stone called the song "reflective,"[3] while Consequence of Sound commented that the song is "relatable to the ever-been-broken-hearted with lines like 'I'm speeding by the place that I met you for the 97th time tonight' and 'If I could ask God just one question: Why aren't you here with me tonight?'"[2]
Chart performanceedit
The single failed to match the success of the previous single, due in part to the announcement by lead group member Gregg Alexander that the New Radicals "[would] no longer be a recording, promoting, or performing entity" and that he would focus on producing and writing material for other artists, going on to state "the fatigue of traveling and getting three hours' sleep in a different hotel every night to do boring 'hanging and schmoozing' with radio and retail people is definitely not for me."[4] The song received minimal promotion and was far less successful than its predecessor, "You Get What You Give". "Someday We'll Know" achieved its highest peak on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart where it peaked at number 28 on August 7, 1999.[5] The song failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100. The song debuted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart on the chart dated 25 September 1999 and fell to number 76 the following week.[6]
Music videoedit
Directed by Lawrence Carroll, the video features the whole band playing the song in a damp warehouse with Gregg Alexander on guitar. It features scenes of people in different places: a laundromat, a bus, a diner, and a pool. In one scene, a lonely woman sits alone stirring her coffee, and the end of the video shows an empty seat at the back of a bus.[7] The group disbanded while the music video was still being produced.[4]
"Someday We'll Know" has been widely covered.[2] The song was covered by Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman on the A Walk to Remembersoundtrack, by Hall & Oates on their 2003 album Do It for Love and live by Ronan Keating during his 2002 tour, Destination Everywhere. The Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman version was sampled by Shawnna on her song "Chicago" from the album Block Music. The Hall & Oates version included a guest appearance by Todd Rundgren on guitar and vocals. An acoustic cover of the song was done by MYMP on their 2011 album The Unreleased Acoustic Collection. A cover of the song was also done by English-American folk rock band America on their 2011 album Back Pages.
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Someday We ll Know is a song by the New Radicals It was released in March 1999 as the second single off their album Maybe You ve Been Brainwashed Too 1998 Lyrically the song explores the confusion over why a relationship ended The group dissolved before the single s release and as a result the song failed to match the success of the preceding single You Get What You Give which had topped the charts in New Zealand and Canada and peaked within the top 5 in the United Kingdom In contrast Someday We ll Know became a top 40 hit only in Brazil where it made Number 38 and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 The song is the group s second and final single and has been covered by numerous artists including Mandy Moore amp Jon Foreman of Switchfoot America and Hall amp Oates Someday We ll Know Single by New Radicalsfrom the album Maybe You ve Been Brainwashed TooReleasedMarch 22 1999 1999 03 22 Recorded1997 1998GenreAlternative rock pop rock soft rockLength3 39LabelMCASongwriter s Gregg Alexander Danielle Brisebois Debra HollandProducer s Gregg AlexanderNew Radicals singles chronology You Get What You Give 1998 Someday We ll Know 1999 Contents 1 Composition 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listing 5 Cover versions 6 Charts 7 References 8 External linksComposition editThe song is a midtempo ballad in which Alexander reflects on a past relationship 1 and wonders why his girlfriend left him eventually concluding that someday he ll know the answer 2 Rolling Stone called the song reflective 3 while Consequence of Sound commented that the song is relatable to the ever been broken hearted with lines like I m speeding by the place that I met you for the 97th time tonight and If I could ask God just one question Why aren t you here with me tonight 2 Chart performance editThe single failed to match the success of the previous single due in part to the announcement by lead group member Gregg Alexander that the New Radicals would no longer be a recording promoting or performing entity and that he would focus on producing and writing material for other artists going on to state the fatigue of traveling and getting three hours sleep in a different hotel every night to do boring hanging and schmoozing with radio and retail people is definitely not for me 4 The song received minimal promotion and was far less successful than its predecessor You Get What You Give Someday We ll Know achieved its highest peak on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart where it peaked at number 28 on August 7 1999 5 The song failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 The song debuted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart on the chart dated 25 September 1999 and fell to number 76 the following week 6 Music video editDirected by Lawrence Carroll the video features the whole band playing the song in a damp warehouse with Gregg Alexander on guitar It features scenes of people in different places a laundromat a bus a diner and a pool In one scene a lonely woman sits alone stirring her coffee and the end of the video shows an empty seat at the back of a bus 7 The group disbanded while the music video was still being produced 4 Track listing edit Someday We ll Know Gregg Alexander Danielle Brisebois Debra Holland 3 39 The Decency League Alexander 3 30 Technicolor Lover Alexander 3 42 Someday We ll Know Instrumental Alexander Brisebois Holland 3 39Cover versions edit Someday We ll Know has been widely covered 2 The song was covered by Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman on the A Walk to Remember soundtrack by Hall amp Oates on their 2003 album Do It for Love and live by Ronan Keating during his 2002 tour Destination Everywhere The Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman version was sampled by Shawnna on her song Chicago from the album Block Music The Hall amp Oates version included a guest appearance by Todd Rundgren on guitar and vocals An acoustic cover of the song was done by MYMP on their 2011 album The Unreleased Acoustic Collection A cover of the song was also done by English American folk rock band America on their 2011 album Back Pages Charts editChart 1999 2000 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 8 79Germany Official German Charts 9 79Netherlands Single Top 100 10 75New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 11 45UK Singles OCC 12 48US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 13 28References edit Someday We ll Know song overview AllMusic RhythmOne Retrieved 16 February 2017 a b c Gerber Justin Dusting Em Off New Radicals Maybe You ve Been Brainwashed Too Consequence of Sound Retrieved 16 February 2017 Weingarten Christopher R Spanos Brittany Exposito Suzy et al 40 Greatest One Album Wonders Rolling Stone Retrieved 7 December 2016 a b New Radicals Alexander Pulls The Plug Billboard 24 July 1999 Retrieved 11 June 2013 The New Radicals Someday We ll Know song Billboard com Billboard Archived from the original on April 20 2019 New Radicals UK Chart History Official Charts Official Charts Company Retrieved 16 February 2017 Official Music Video YouTube Geffen Records New Radicals VEVO Retrieved 16 February 2017 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 202 New Radicals Someday We ll Know in German GfK Entertainment charts New Radicals Someday We ll Know in Dutch Single Top 100 New Radicals Someday We ll Know Top 40 Singles Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 2 2021 Billboard com Artist Chart History The New RadicalsExternal links editNew Radicals lyrics Someday We ll Know chords The Decency League chords Someday We ll Know Official music video on YouTube Someday We ll Know on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Someday We 27ll Know amp oldid 1182321995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
