"Maybe Tomorrow" is a song from Welsh rock band
Stereophonics
Stereophonics are a Welsh pop and rock music, Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (Stereophonics), Richard Jones (n ...
' fourth studio album, ''
You Gotta Go There to Come Back
''You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Stereophonics. Produced by Kelly Jones and released on V2 in 2003, this LP became their third consecutive album to top the UK chart, selling 101,946 copies ...
'' (2003). Written and produced by Stereophonics frontman
Kelly Jones
Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh musician and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics.
Early life and debut
Kelly Jones was born the youngest of three boys to Beryl and Arwyn Jones in the small We ...
, the song was released as a single on 21 July 2003 and peaked at number three on the
UK Singles Chart. It also charted in several other countries, including the United States, where it reached the top five of the ''
Billboard
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''
Triple-A chart.
Background
Written and produced by
Kelly Jones
Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh musician and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics.
Early life and debut
Kelly Jones was born the youngest of three boys to Beryl and Arwyn Jones in the small We ...
, "Maybe Tomorrow" was used as the opening theme of the movie ''
Wicker Park'' (2004) and was played during the credits at the end of the Academy Award-winning movie ''
Crash'' (2004). The track has more of a jazz ambience than some of their other songs; this and the whole album were considered a departure from the classic rock sound of previous album ''
Just Enough Education to Perform
''Just Enough Education to Perform'' is the third studio album by Welsh Rock music, rock band Stereophonics. Released on 11 April 2001, the album topped the UK Albums Chart with 140,000 copies sold. and spawned three top-ten singles in the form o ...
''.
Reception and awards
The song became the band's second-highest chart position (alongside "
The Bartender and the Thief
"The Bartender and the Thief" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, written by the band in April 1998. The song is the second track on their second album, '' Performance and Cocktails'' (1999). "Bartender" was the first single taken from ' ...
"), peaking at number three on the
UK Singles Chart in July 2003; it was their highest-charting song until "
Dakota
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" reached number one in 2005.
In January 2020 the
British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI) awarded the song a platinum certification for sales and streams exceeding 600,000.
Outside the United Kingdom, the song reached number 17 in the Netherlands, number 18 in Ireland, and number 33 in Italy.
In the United States, the song became the second of three Stereophonics singles to appear on a ''
Billboard
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'' chart, peaking at number five on the
Adult Alternative Songs
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chart in January 2004.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:32
# "Have Wheels Will Travel" – 3:14
# "Change Changes Things" – 3:21
UK CD2
# "Maybe Tomorrow" (demo) – 3:51
# "
Madame Helga" (demo) – 3:55
# "Sail Away" (demo) – 4:19
UK DVD single
# "Maybe Tomorrow" (audio)
# The making of "Maybe Tomorrow" (video)
UK 7-inch single
:A. "Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:32
:B. "Have Wheels Will Travel" – 3:14
European CD single
# "Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:32
# "Royal Flush" – 3:29
Australian CD single
# "Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:32
# "Madame Helga" – 3:54
# "Royal Flush" (mono demo) – 3:29
# "Madame Helga" (live at
Glastonbury
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2002) – 3:55
# "Maybe Tomorrow" (video)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the ''
You Gotta Go There to Come Back
''You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Stereophonics. Produced by Kelly Jones and released on V2 in 2003, this LP became their third consecutive album to top the UK chart, selling 101,946 copies ...
'' album booklet.
Recording
* Written in June 2002 at Number 23
* Recorded between September and December 2002 at
Hook End Manor (
Checkendon
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History
The parish records exist from the 7th century. The vi ...
, England)
* Mixed at
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(Hollywood, California)
* Mastered at
Abbey Road Studios
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(London, England)
Personnel
* Kelly Jones – writing, vocals, guitar,
Wurlitzer
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,
Mellotron
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, production
*
Richard Jones – bass
* Tony Kirkham – Mellotron,
Rhodes
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*
Stuart Cable
Stuart James Cable (19 May 1970 – 7 June 2010) was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics.
Early life
Cable was born in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 19 May 1970. When he was 10 ...
– drums
* "Whoever was in the room!" – percussion
* Andy Davies – recording assistant
*
Jack Joseph Puig
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– mixing
* Jim Lowe – engineering
* Steve McNichol –
Pro Tools
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engineering
* Chris Blair – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2003 singles
2003 songs
Festival Records singles
Songs written by Kelly Jones
Stereophonics songs
UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
V2 Records singles