Someday (The Strokes song)

"Someday"
Single by The Strokes
from the album Is This It
B-side
  • "Alone, Together (Home Recording)"
  • "Is This It (Home Recording)"
ReleasedAugust 5, 2002 (2002-08-05)
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)Gordon Raphael
The Strokes singles chronology
"Last Nite"
(2001) 		"Someday"
(2002) 		"12:51"
(2003)
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 2000s.[1] In 2020, Paste and The Independent ranked the song number eight and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Strokes songs.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 49
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 84
Scotland (OCC)[7] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 27
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 5
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[12] Gold 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 5, 2002 Alternative radio RCA [16]
United Kingdom September 23, 2002
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Rough Trade [17]

Appearances in other media

This song was featured in the 2006 movie Click,[18] starring Adam Sandler, and on the Major League Baseball 2K8 soundtrack.[19][20]

It was sampled on Rhymefest's song "Devil's Pie", produced by Mark Ronson from the album Blue Collar.[21]

The Australian ISP iiNet frequently uses "Someday" in its advertisements.[22] 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.[23]

References

  1. ^ Pitchfork (August 21, 2009). "The 200 Best Songs of the 2000's". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "The 20 Best Strokes Songs". Paste. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Beaumont, Mark (April 9, 2020). "The Strokes: 20 best songs, ranked". The Independent. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Joe D'Angelo (July 2, 2002). "Strokes Line Up GN'R, GBV Members For 'Someday' Video". Archived from the original on July 17, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Top 50 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 16, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Strokes – Someday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Strokes Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – The Strokes – Someday". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – The Strokes – Someday" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Spanish single certifications – The Strokes – Someday". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "British single certifications – Strokes – Someday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – The Strokes – Someday". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1464. August 2, 2002. p. 31.
  17. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 23 September 2002: Singles". Music Week. September 21, 2002. p. 25.
  18. ^ "Soundtrack for Click (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  19. ^ Pete Haas (March 4, 2008). "MLB 2K8 Gets Sage Hipster Advice for Soundtrack". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  20. ^ Dan Keener (March 1, 2008). "MLB 2K8 Sountrack released". Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  21. ^ "This Week's Guest:Rhymefest". July 15, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  22. ^ "iiNet's New Naked DSL Ad". YouTube. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.[dead YouTube link]
  23. ^ "Julia Jacklin covers The Strokes for Like A Version". triple j. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2021.