Someday (The Strokes song)

"Someday" is a song by the indie rock band the Strokes, and the third single from Is This It. It peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart[1] and at number 27 on the U.K. Singles Chart.[2] It is written in the key of A major.

"Someday"
Single by the Strokes
from the album Is This It
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)
Recorded2001
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)Gordon Raphael
The Strokes singles chronology
"Last Nite"
(2001)		 "Someday"
(2002)		 "12:51"
(2003)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Someday" on YouTube

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Someday"3:05
2."Alone, Together (Home Recording)"2:59
3."Is This It (Home Recording)"3:27
4."Soma (Live)"3:29
  • "Alone, Together" recorded 28.02.00 - 12 am to 4 am
  • "Is This It" recorded at J.P.'s House 16.02.01 - In the afternoon
  • "Soma" recorded 02.04.02 at the Broadway, Reykjavik, Iceland

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Roman Coppola and features appearances by Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (variously the guitarist, bassist, and drummer from Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver) as well as the members of Guided by Voices.[3] The video also features Richard Karn as himself, while The Strokes take on Guided by Voices in a fictional game of Family Feud.

Appearances in other media

This song was featured in the 2006 movie Click,[4] starring Adam Sandler, and on the Major League Baseball 2K8 soundtrack.[5][6]

It was sampled on Rhymefest's song "Devil's Pie" - produced by Mark Ronson - from his album Blue Collar.[7]

iiNet (Australian ISP) frequently uses the track to "Someday" in their advertisements.[8] As of 2018, TUI also use the song.

This song was featured in the 2013 movie Delivery Man starring Vince Vaughn.

The song was featured in the eighth episode of the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Cover versions

The song was covered by Paramore, who performed the song on May 12th, 2017, during the After Laughter Tour.[9]

The song was also covered by singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin, who performed it in January 2017 for the Australian radio program Like A Version.[10]

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 84
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 27
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[14] 5
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 17

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "The Strokes Album and Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  2. "The Strokes Chart History". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. Joe D'Angelo (2 July 2002). "Strokes Line Up GN'R, GBV Members For 'Someday' Video". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. "Soundtrack for Click (2006)". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. Pete Haas (4 March 2008). "MLB 2K8 Gets Sage Hipster Advice For Soundtrack". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. Dan Keener (1 March 2008). "MLB 2K8 Sountrack released". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. "This Week's Guest:Rhymefest". 15 July 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  8. "iiNet's New Naked DSL Ad". 14 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  9. "Watch Paramore's Sprightly Live Cover of the Strokes' 'Someday'". 12 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. "Julia Jacklin covers The Strokes' "Someday" as an alt-country ballad — watch". 20 January 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Strokes – Someday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  15. "British single certifications – Strokes – Someday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 1, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Someday in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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