Someday Soon (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)
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"Someday Soon" is the second single
by Natalie Bassingthwaighte
, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars
. It was added to radio on 15 December 2008. It was officially released on 10 January 2009, and debuted at #9 on the ARIA Singles Chart and reached #7 in its second week.
on 21 December, garnering a 4/5 star review with the summary, "sure to be a song wanted by commercial radio stations".
celebrations of 2008 - 2009 on Network Ten
. She has performed this song on Rove on 15 February 2009.
The music video for "Someday Soon" depicts Bassingthwaighte as an actress arriving on set to film a movie. It frequently cuts away to scenes with Bassingthwaighte getting her hair and make up done while reading a movie script and also singing in a room filled with lights. The music video features Bassingthwaighte's nephew Logan Sheldrick, the eldest son of Bassingthwaighte's older sister, Melinda, who plays a child actor. Actor Ben Tari
also makes a cameo as the director.
on 19 January 2009 at #9 and rose to #7, already a bigger hit than "Alive" in only its second week. It peaked at #2 on the Physical Singles Chart, higher than "Alive"'s #6. On the digital track chart, it peaked at #7, as of 25 January 2009, even though it has peaked at #3 on iTunes Australia
. The song spent its first eight weeks in the top ten in the ARIA charts and was at #46 when it dropped of the charts after its 17th and final week in the charts, less than "Alive" which spent 21 weeks in the charts.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars
1000 Stars
1000 Stars is the solo debut album by Australian singer and former Rogue Traders lead singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was released as a digital download on 20 February 2009, followed by a physical release on 21 February 2009...
. It was added to radio on 15 December 2008. It was officially released on 10 January 2009, and debuted at #9 on the ARIA Singles Chart and reached #7 in its second week.
Track listing
CD single / iTunes EP- "Someday Soon" — 4:14
- "Alive" (KaskadeKaskadeRyan Raddon , better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #30...
Remix) — 5:35 - "Alive" (Kaskade Radio Mix) — 3:34
- "Someday Soon" (Electrodex Remix) — 5:04
Reception
The song was reviewed in The Sunday TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
on 21 December, garnering a 4/5 star review with the summary, "sure to be a song wanted by commercial radio stations".
Promotion and music video
Bassingthwaighte performed "Someday Soon" for the first time live at the New Year's EveNew Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
celebrations of 2008 - 2009 on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. She has performed this song on Rove on 15 February 2009.
The music video for "Someday Soon" depicts Bassingthwaighte as an actress arriving on set to film a movie. It frequently cuts away to scenes with Bassingthwaighte getting her hair and make up done while reading a movie script and also singing in a room filled with lights. The music video features Bassingthwaighte's nephew Logan Sheldrick, the eldest son of Bassingthwaighte's older sister, Melinda, who plays a child actor. Actor Ben Tari
Ben Tari
Ben Tari is an Australian actor most known for his work as Jared Levine on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama.He is a graduate of the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Arts .He joined all Saints from 1998–2003, and stayed for consecutive 235 episodes and guest starred in 2005 in...
also makes a cameo as the director.
Chart performance
Someday Soon debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles ChartARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
on 19 January 2009 at #9 and rose to #7, already a bigger hit than "Alive" in only its second week. It peaked at #2 on the Physical Singles Chart, higher than "Alive"'s #6. On the digital track chart, it peaked at #7, as of 25 January 2009, even though it has peaked at #3 on iTunes Australia
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. The song spent its first eight weeks in the top ten in the ARIA charts and was at #46 when it dropped of the charts after its 17th and final week in the charts, less than "Alive" which spent 21 weeks in the charts.
Peak positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA 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... Singles Chart |
7 |
End of year charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Australian ARIA End of year Chart | #55 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Platinum | 70,000+ |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
10 January 2009 | Sony BMG | CD CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... , Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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