"Someday We'll Know" is a song by the New Radicals released in March 1999 as the second and final single from their debut album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998). Lyrically, the song explores the confusion over why a relationship ended. The group dissolved before the single's release, and as a result the song failed to match the success of the preceding single, "You Get What You Give", becoming a top 40 hit only in Brazil and Scotland, and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has since been covered by numerous artists, including Mandy Moore & Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, America and Hall & Oates.

Composition

The song is a midtempo ballad in which Gregg Alexander reflects on a past relationship and wonders why his girlfriend left him, eventually concluding that someday he'll know the answer. Rolling Stone called the song "reflective," while Consequence of Sound commented that the song is "relatable to the ever-been-broken-hearted with lines like 'I'm speeding by the place that I met you for the 97th time tonight' and 'If I could ask God just one question: Why aren't you here with me tonight?'" The song received minimal promotion and was far less successful than its predecessor, "You Get What You Give". "Someday We'll Know" achieved its highest peak on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart where it peaked at number 28 on August 7, 1999. The song failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100. The song debuted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart on the chart dated 25 September 1999 and fell to number 76 the following week.

Music video

Directed by Lawrence Carroll, the video features the whole band playing the song in a damp warehouse with Gregg Alexander on guitar. It features scenes of people in different places: a laundromat, a bus, a diner, and a pool. In one scene, a lonely woman sits alone stirring her coffee, and the end of the video shows an empty seat at the back of a bus. The group disbanded while the music video was still being produced.

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References

  • New Radicals lyrics.
  • "Someday We'll Know" chords
  • "The Decency League" chords