Someday (Nickelback song)
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"Someday" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback
. It was released in August 2003 as the lead single from their 2003 album The Long Road
. It reached #1 in Canada
for three weeks and #7 in the United States
. It also charted in the Top 10 of the UK singles chart
, where it peaked at #6. The song has been criticized by many for sounding similar to the band's #1 hit, "How You Remind Me
", having the same structure and style, although a musicologist has investigated the two songs and found out they have a different melody.
, we get the same impression that the song is about a failed relationship: a woman bursts into tears after reading a newspaper with someone who appears to be her boyfriend close by her side. As she leaves the house with a suitcase (echoing the lyrics "I wish you'd [...] unpack your suitcase"), we can see the boyfriend stepping into spilled milk without leaving any traces or footprints. Later in the street, the woman leaves crying in her car while the boyfriend is apparently trying to convince her to come back, but she doesn't notice him and just cries more. She drives off and as she looks into her rear-view mirror, she can only see an empty street where her boyfriend was standing only seconds ago. The boyfriend chases her through the street and catches up to her car but only to witness a semi-truck crashing into it at the last second, killing her in front of his eyes. Her spirit resurrects and she can be seen walking from the crowd of spectators to her boyfriend and smiling. The two reunite with tearful hugs and they walk away together. As they pass a newspaper vending machine
, the news reveals that it was her boyfriend who died in another accident the day before (presumably a bridge accident). Therefore it can be said that the reason nobody can see, hear, or notice him is because he was just a spirit from the previous accident at the time. Meanwhile, the band is playing in a mysterious room near a glass window.
On the iTunes version, the woman walks away from the accident alive and unharmed instead of a ghost of her. The man then hugs her from behind, but she walks away from him and he disappears.
The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 and on Cold Case TV series in Season 4 episode Saving Sammy.
CD Single
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
. It was released in August 2003 as the lead single from their 2003 album The Long Road
The Long Road
The Long Road is the second major album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 23, 2003.The album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in March 2005 and it had sold 3,591,000 copies as of April 2011. It has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and in 2003 only the album sold 2...
. It reached #1 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
for three weeks and #7 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It also charted in the Top 10 of the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, where it peaked at #6. The song has been criticized by many for sounding similar to the band's #1 hit, "How You Remind Me
How You Remind Me
"How You Remind Me" is a single from rock band Nickelback's 2001 album, Silver Side Up. A "Gold Mix" was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. This single would be the last rock single to be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 until Maroon 5's song "Makes...
", having the same structure and style, although a musicologist has investigated the two songs and found out they have a different melody.
Content
The lyrics chronicle a failed relationship; the singer talks about how a relationship failed and he wonders "how the hell'd we wind up like this". He wishes that they could discuss their issues instead of breaking up.Music video
In the music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, we get the same impression that the song is about a failed relationship: a woman bursts into tears after reading a newspaper with someone who appears to be her boyfriend close by her side. As she leaves the house with a suitcase (echoing the lyrics "I wish you'd [...] unpack your suitcase"), we can see the boyfriend stepping into spilled milk without leaving any traces or footprints. Later in the street, the woman leaves crying in her car while the boyfriend is apparently trying to convince her to come back, but she doesn't notice him and just cries more. She drives off and as she looks into her rear-view mirror, she can only see an empty street where her boyfriend was standing only seconds ago. The boyfriend chases her through the street and catches up to her car but only to witness a semi-truck crashing into it at the last second, killing her in front of his eyes. Her spirit resurrects and she can be seen walking from the crowd of spectators to her boyfriend and smiling. The two reunite with tearful hugs and they walk away together. As they pass a newspaper vending machine
Newspaper vending machine
A newspaper vending machine or newspaper rack is a vending machine designed to distribute newspapers. Newspaper vending machines are used worldwide, and they are often one of the main distribution methods for newspaper publishers.-History:...
, the news reveals that it was her boyfriend who died in another accident the day before (presumably a bridge accident). Therefore it can be said that the reason nobody can see, hear, or notice him is because he was just a spirit from the previous accident at the time. Meanwhile, the band is playing in a mysterious room near a glass window.
On the iTunes version, the woman walks away from the accident alive and unharmed instead of a ghost of her. The man then hugs her from behind, but she walks away from him and he disappears.
The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 and on Cold Case TV series in Season 4 episode Saving Sammy.
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
4 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 11 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 31 |
| Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
1 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
9 |
| French Singles Chart | 61 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
9 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 9 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 14 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
6 |
| UK Rock Chart UK Rock Chart The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales.... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
7 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs Hot Digital Songs The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of... |
56 |
| U.S. Radio Songs Radio Songs Radio Songs is an album of duo Robin and Linda Williams on the Red House Records label, released in 2007.Radio Songs consists of recordings made when performing on Garrison Keillor's NPR radio program A Prairie Home Companion. Although Robin and Linda first appeared on the show regularly in 1976,... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
7 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs | 2 |
Track listing
Maxi-Single- "Someday" (Album version) - 3:25
- "Slow Motion" - 3:32
- "Someday" (Acoustic) - 3:23
CD Single
- "Someday" (Single version) - 3:13
- "Someday" (Album version) - 3:25