"Someday" is a song by Canadian rock band

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. It was released on 28 July 2003 as the lead single from their 2003 album ''

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''. 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. It also charted within the top 10 of the

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, where it peaked at number six.

Music video

The

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, directed by

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, portrays what at first appears to be a failed relationship between a couple played by Clint Carleton and

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. Daniella bursts into tears after reading a newspaper, and frantically packs a suitcase with clothes. Clint tries to stop her from leaving, but she allegedly brushes him off and runs out crying. As she leaves the house with the suitcase (echoing the lyrics "I wish you'd ..unpack your suitcase"), we see Clint stepping in spilled milk without leaving any traces or footprints. Daniella gets into a brown

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and drives away, still crying, with Clint running after her. She looks in the

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, but she can only see an empty street where Clint was. He is still chasing her, though, and almost catches up to her, but she runs a red light and a large truck smashes into the side of the Jeep. Clint sees that there is no way she could have survived, and starts crying, only to see the ghost of Daniella materialize and walk toward him, smiling. The two reunite with tearful hugs and they walk away together. As they pass a

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, we see the news headline Daniella was reading at the beginning, revealing that Clint died in a bridge accident the day before. Clint had been a ghost the whole time, which means Daniella couldn't see him, and is also why he didn't leave footprints with the spilled milk. Throughout the video, shots are interspersed of the band playing the song in a glass-walled warehouse. There is also an alternate ending for the video, in which Daniella walks away from the accident unharmed. Clint hugs her from behind, but he disappears as she walks away, implying that he is a ghost. She walks past the vending machine alone, and the headline is revealed as before.

Track listings

Canadian maxi-single # "Someday" (single mix) – 3:25 # "Someday" (album mix) – 3:23 # "Slow Motion" – 3:32 European CD single # "Someday" (single mix) – 3:14 # "Someday" (album mix) – 3:25 European maxi-single # "Someday" (single mix) – 3:14 # "Someday" (album mix) – 3:25 # "Slow Motion" – 3:32 European enhanced maxi-single # "Someday" (album version) – 3:25 # "Slow Motion" – 3:32 # "Someday" (acoustic version) – 3:23 Australian CD single # "Someday" (album mix) # "Someday" (acoustic mix) # "Slow Motion"

Charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Someday (Nickelback Song) 2000s ballads 2003 singles 2003 songs Canadian Singles Chart number-one singles Music videos directed by Nigel Dick Nickelback songs Roadrunner Records singles Rock ballads Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Songs written by Chad Kroeger Songs written by Mike Kroeger Songs written by Ryan Peake