Then the Morning Comes
{{Short description|1999 single by Smash Mouth}}
{{Distinguish|When the Morning Comes (disambiguation){{!}}When the Morning Comes}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Then the Morning Comes
| cover = Then_the_Morning_Comes.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Smash Mouth
| album = Astro Lounge
| B-side =
- "Come On, Come On"
- "Radio"{{cite AV media notes|title=Then the Morning Comes|others=Smash Mouth|year=1999|type=Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=497 221-2}}
| released = {{start date|1999|9|14}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock, psychedelic pop{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/06/11/astro-lounge-2/|title=Astro Lounge|last1=Sinclair|first1=Tom|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 11, 1999|accessdate=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610062016/https://ew.com/article/1999/06/11/astro-lounge-2/|url-status=dead}}
| length = 3:02
| label = Interscope
| writer = Greg Camp, Paul Barry
| producer = Eric Valentine
| prev_title = All Star
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Waste
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cB9JJIoAdYM|"Then the Morning Comes"}}}}
}}
"Then the Morning Comes" is a song by American band Smash Mouth. It was released in September 1999 as the third single from the band's second studio album, Astro Lounge. The song was a successful follow-up to the international hit "All Star" in several nations, peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two in Canada, number 17 in Iceland and number 22 in New Zealand.
Composition
"Then the Morning Comes" is written with the verses and pre-choruses in C minor, the chorus in E♭ major, the bridge in C major, and the break in A minor. The song runs at 116 beats per minute.
{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0034963|title=Smash Mouth "Then the Morning Comes" Sheet Music|website=musicnotes.com|date=5 May 2000 }} Like most Smash Mouth songs, the music is played a semitone flat. The song samples the strings refrain from Mantovani's 1967 version of Shirley Bassey's song "Goldfinger", from the James Bond film of the same name.
Music video
The music video was filmed in Santa Cruz, California and was directed by Scott Marshall. In the video, vocalist Steve Harwell keeps having nightmares about seeing a beautiful woman (Stacy Sanches), waking when something embarrassing happens (first a dog urinates on him and the next time he steps in gum) and the woman laughs at him. However, in the last version (in which he is still wearing pyjama pants and slippers), she joins him and he awakens to reveal the two in bed together.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1999–2000) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|2|chartid=9707|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|33|chartid=9698|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2019}} |
| scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2992503#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (18.11 – 25.11 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=November 19, 1999|accessdate=October 6, 2019}}
|17 |
|---|
| {{single chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Smash Mouth|song=Then the Morning Comes|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Smash Mouth|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|12|artist=Smash Mouth|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|2|artist=Smash Mouth|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|26|artist=Smash Mouth|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|5|artist=Smash Mouth|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (2000) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2000|access-date=August 31, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304120640/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000|url-status=dead}}
|48 |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-99|date=December 30, 2000}}
|3 |
| scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=54|date=December 22, 2000}}
|33 |
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Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="3"|United States
|September 14, 1999 |rowspan="4"|Interscope |align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Alternative: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1316|page=118|date=September 10, 1999}} |
|---|
| October 4, 1999
|{{hlist|Hot adult contemporary|modern adult contemporary radio}} |align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Hot AC: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1319|page=95|date=October 1, 1999}}{{cite magazine|title=Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates|magazine=Gavin Report|issue=2274|page=37|date=October 4, 1999}} |
| October 5, 1999
|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1319|page=54|date=October 1, 1999}} |
| scope="row"|New Zealand
|December 13, 1999 |CD |
References
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Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine
Category:Songs written by Greg Camp
Category:Compositions in C minor
Category:Compositions in C major