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Someday (Nickelback song)

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"Someday"
Single by Nickelback
from the album The Long Road
Released28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
Studio
GenreRock,[1] post-grunge
Length
  • 3:27 (album version)
  • 3:15 (single version)
LabelRoadrunner
Composer(s)Nickelback
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"Never Again"
(2002) 		"Someday"
(2003) 		"Figured You Out"
(2003)
Music video
"Someday" on YouTube

"Someday" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on 28 July 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, The Long Road (2003). It reached number one in Canada for three weeks and number seven in the United States. In the latter country, it charted for 50 weeks, thus becoming Nickelback's longest-charting single.[2] It also charted within the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number six.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Nigel Dick.[3] A version with an alternate ending also exists.[4]

Track listings

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Canadian maxi-CD single[5]

  1. "Someday" (single mix) – 3:25
  2. "Someday" (album mix) – 3:23
  3. "Slow Motion" – 3:32

Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Someday" (album mix)
  2. "Someday" (acoustic mix)
  3. "Slow Motion"

European CD single[7]

  1. "Someday" (single mix) – 3:14
  2. "Someday" (album mix) – 3:25

European maxi-CD and Japanese CD single[8][9]

  1. "Someday" (single mix) – 3:14
  2. "Someday" (album mix) – 3:25
  3. "Slow Motion" – 3:32

UK CD single[10]

  1. "Someday" (album version) – 3:25
  2. "Slow Motion" – 3:32
  3. "Someday" (acoustic version) – 3:23
  4. "Someday" (video)

Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from The Long Road album booklet.[11]

Studios

Personnel

  • Nickelback – music, production
    • Chad Kroeger – lyrics, lead vocals, guitars
    • Mike Kroeger – lyrics, bass
    • Ryan Peake – lyrics, vocals, guitars
    • Ryan "Nik" Vikedal – drums
  • Brian Larson – additional strings
  • Cameron Wilson – additional strings
  • Henry Lee – additional strings
  • Zoltan Rozsnyai – additional strings
  • Joey Moi – production, engineering, digital editing
  • Randy Staub – mixing
  • Zach Blackstone – mixing assistance
  • Alex "Laquaysh" Aligizakis – assistant engineering
  • Ryan Andersen – digital editing
  • George Marino – mastering

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[46] Gold 45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[48] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 28 July 2003 Alternative radio Roadrunner [49]
Australia 1 September 2003 CD [50]
United States 8 September 2003
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United Kingdom 15 September 2003 CD [52]

References

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