Someday (The Strokes song)
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| Single by the Strokes | ||||
| from the album Is This It | ||||
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| Released | August 5, 2002 | |||
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| Length | 3:05 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Julian Casablancas | |||
| Producer(s) | Gordon Raphael | |||
| The Strokes singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Someday" on YouTube | ||||
"Someday" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, written by singer Julian Casablancas. It was released on August 5, 2002, as the third and final single from Is This It (2001). It peaked at number 17 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. It was ranked at number 53 on Pitchfork magazine's list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2000's. In 2020, Paste and The Independent ranked the song number eight and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Strokes songs.
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. The video also features Richard Karn as himself, while the Strokes take on Guided by Voices in a fictional game of Family Feud.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 49 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 84 |
| Scotland (OCC) | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 27 |
| UK Indie (OCC) | 5 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard) | 17 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Portugal (AFP) | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | August 5, 2002 | Alternative radio | RCA | |
| United Kingdom | September 23, 2002 |
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Appearances in other media
This song was featured in the 2006 movie Click, starring Adam Sandler, and on the Major League Baseball 2K8 soundtrack.
It was sampled on Rhymefest's song "Devil's Pie", produced by Mark Ronson from the album Blue Collar.
The Australian ISP iiNet frequently uses "Someday" in its advertisements. As of 2018, TUI also use the song.
On January 20, 2017, Julia Jacklin covered the song on Like a Version, a program hosted by Australian radio station Triple J.