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1999 single by Sugar Ray

"Someday"
Single by Sugar Ray
from the album 14:59
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999 (1999-09-07)
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Kahne
Sugar Ray singles chronology
"Falls Apart"
(1999) 		"Someday"
(1999) 		"When It's Over"
(2001)
Music video
"Someday" on YouTube
Audio
"Someday" on YouTube

"Someday" is a song by American rock band Sugar Ray. First serviced to American radio in June 1999, the song was released on September 7, 1999, as the second US single and third single overall from the band's third album, 14:59 (1999). The song reached number seven on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts (giving Sugar Ray their last top-10 single on both listings), number four on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and number 25 in New Zealand.

Music video

Sugar Ray performing the song on a beach in the music video

The music video for the song is in black-and-white and is slowed down. The first half features the band playing on a beach and wading in the water. In the second half, the band performs in a bar. Joseph Kahn directed the video.

Track listings

US CD single

  1. "Someday" (album version)
  2. "Every Morning" (live acoustic version)
  3. "Someday" (live acoustic version)

UK CD and cassette single

  1. "Someday" (album version) – 4:02
  2. "Someday" (live acoustic version) – 3:42
  3. "Every Morning" (live acoustic version) – 3:16

German maxi-CD single

  1. "Someday" (album version)
  2. "Fly" (featuring Super Cat)
  3. "Mean Machine"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 78
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 3
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) 6
Germany (GfK) 87
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 25
Scotland (OCC) 93
UK Singles (OCC) 88
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 29
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 3
US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 2
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard) 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Brazil (Crowley) 39
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 16
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 32
US Billboard Hot 100 30
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 12
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 35
US Triple-A (Billboard) 20

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 1, 1999 Contemporary hit radio
September 7, 1999 CD
United Kingdom October 4, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette

References

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