Someday (Mariah Carey song)

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"Someday"

Single by Mariah Carey
from the album Mariah Carey
Released	December 21, 1990 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, cassette maxi single, 7" single, 12" single
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	4:07
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Mariah Carey, Ben Margulies
Producer(s)	Ric Wake
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Chart positions
#1 (U.S.) #5 (Canada) #38 (UK) #44 (Australia)
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Love Takes Time" (1990)	"Someday" (1991)	"I Don't Wanna Cry" (1991)

"Someday" is a song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies, and produced by Ric Wake for Carey's debut album Mariah Carey (1990). It was released as the album's third single in the first quarter of 1991 (see 1991 in music) and is a jackswing-influenced track in which its protagonist gets revenge on an ex-lover who wants to reconcile: "Someday, the one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for". Though it topped the U.S. charts, it was not a huge success elsewhere. As did previous singles from Mariah Carey, "Someday" received a BMI Pop Award.

1 Recording
2 Chart performance
3 Remixes and music videos
4 Track listings
5 Charts
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Recording

"Someday" was one of the five songs on the demo tape, handed by Brenda K. Starr to record executive Tommy Mottola, that led to Carey being given a recording contract. Sony made alterations to the version on the demo tape as they thought it was too rough, and Carey and Margulies were forced to accept the changes that were made as neither had been allowed to co-produce. Reportedly, Carey was unhappy with the final version of "Someday" produced, because both she and Margulies thought it had been too "polished".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Chart performance

"Someday" continued Carey's streak of number-one hits in the U.S., becoming her third consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number one in its eighth week on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart, from March 3 to March 16, 1991. It replaced "All the Man That I Need" by Whitney Houston, and was replaced by Timmy T's "One More Try". "Someday" spent fifteen weeks in the top forty and ranked thirteenth on the Hot 100 year-end charts of 1991, making it one of the year's biggest hits. The RIAA certified it gold.

Elsewhere, the song performed modestly like "Love Takes Time" (the previous single from Mariah Carey). It became Carey's first single to miss the top of the charts in Canada, but it did manage to reach the top five. In the UK the song reached the top forty (as had "Love Takes Time"), but in Australia it did not. With "Someday" and her following single, "I Don't Wanna Cry", Carey was largely unknown outside of the U.S. for most of 1991 until she released her second album Emotions.

[edit] Remixes and music videos

A large number of remixes were produced by Shep Pettibone, in particular the main remix of the song known as "Someday" (new 7" jackswing) and an extended version of it known as "Someday" (new 12" jackswing). There is also a house mix known as "Someday" (new 12" house), a slightly extended album version known as "Someday" (new 7" straight), and an a capella: "Someday" (pianoapercaloopapella).

A scene from the music video.

The single's video, directed by Larry Jordan, was filmed on location at Bayonne High School in Bayonne, New Jersey and depicts a boy who treated a girl badly now wanting her back in his life. A group of young hip-hop dancers also appear, and at one point in the video Carey joins them. The main version of the video was based on "Someday" (new 7" jackswing), but there is also an extended video with the music from "Someday" (new 12" jackswing). The "new 12" jackswing" version of the video was replaced by a live performance of the song on the DVD/home video #1's (1999), as Carey has stated she is ashamed of the video.

[edit] Track listings

U.S. CD single (cassette single/7" single)

"Someday" (new 7" jackswing)
"Alone in Love" (album version)

U.S. CD single (12" maxi single)

"Someday" (new 7" jackswing)
"Someday" (new 7" straight)
"Someday" (new 12" jackswing)
"Someday" (pianoapercapella)
"Alone in Love" (album version)

UK CD single (5" single)

"Someday" (7" jackswing)
"Someday" (12" jackswing)
"Someday" (12" house)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position	No. of chart topper
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1 (2 weeks)	3rd
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	3	—
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	5	—
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1 (1 week)	1st
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	1 (2 weeks)	3rd
Canadian Singles Chart	5	—
France Top 100 Singles	38	—
UK Singles Chart	38	—
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	44	—

[edit] See also

Hot 100 number-one hits of 1991 (USA)

[edit] External links

Someday Lyrics

Preceded by "All the Man That I Need" by Whitney Houston	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 9, 1991	Succeeded by "One More Try" by Timmy T