Tomorrow Comes Today

{{Short description|2002 single by Gorillaz}}

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{{Use British English|date=December 2011}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Tomorrow Comes Today

| cover = Gorillaz - Tomorrow Comes Today.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Gorillaz

| album = Gorillaz

| B-side = Film Music

| released = * {{Start date|2000|11|27|df=y}} (UK EP)

  • 25 February 2002 (UK)
  • 12 March 2002 (US)

| recorded = 1998–2000

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Trip hop{{cite web | url=http://www.rhythmcircus.co.uk/music/gorillaz-singles-2001-2011/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203032001/http://www.rhythmcircus.co.uk/music/gorillaz-singles-2001-2011/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 December 2011 | title=Gorillaz // Singles 2001–2012 | publisher=Rhythm Circus | work=Review | date=30 November 2011 | access-date=23 October 2014 | author=Nelson, Alex | pages=1 }}|dub{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/gorillaz-meadows-festival-headliner-reacap-set-list-7965934/|title = Humanz After All: Gorillaz Stun in the Flesh with Guest-Filled Meadows Headlining Set|magazine = Billboard|date = 17 September 2017}}|lo-fi{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Gavin|date=24 March 2017|url=https://hypebeast.com/2017/3/gorillaz-top-5-releases-ranked|title=We Rank Gorillaz's 5 Album Releases From Worst to Best|website=HYPEBEAST|access-date=15 June 2019}}}}

| length = 3:13

| label = EMI

| writer = {{hlist|Damon Albarn|Jamie Hewlett}}

| producer = {{hlist|Gorillaz|Dan the Automator|Tom Girling|Jason Cox}}

| chronology =

| prev_title = 911

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Lil' Dub Chefin'

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| type = single

| cover = File:Gorillaz_Tomorrow_Comes_Today_single.png

| alt =

| border = yes

| caption = 2002 single cover

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|PiNdcBg3xC8|"Tomorrow Comes Today"}}}}

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"Tomorrow Comes Today" is a song from British virtual band Gorillaz's self-titled debut album Gorillaz and was their first release when issued as an EP in November 2000. The first three songs from the EP ended up on their debut album, however, "Latin Simone" was heavily edited, and dubbed into Spanish, for the album release. The new version was sung by Ibrahim Ferrer, and renamed "Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?)". The original version is sung by 2-D (voiced by Damon Albarn) and appears along with "12D3" on some versions of the later-released compilation album G-Sides. The song itself was also the fourth and final single from that album, released on 25 February 2002. It peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. A demo version of the song, "I Got Law"{{cite web|last=Wade|first=Ian|title=Blur Blur 21: The Box Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/82d3|publisher=BBC Music|access-date=17 January 2013|date=23 July 2012}} was included as a bonus track of the Japanese edition of 13 by Blur, Damon Albarn's other musical project.

Formats and track listings

European and UK CD EP (2000)

  1. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:14
  2. "Rock the House" – 4:09
  3. "Latin Simone" – 3:38
  4. "12D3" – 3:24
  5. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (video) – 3:23

UK 12-inch vinyl EP (2000)

  1. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:14
  2. "Rock the House" – 4:09
  3. "Latin Simone" – 3:38
  4. "12D3" – 3:24

European and UK CD maxi-single (2002)

  1. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:14
  2. "Film Music" – 3:04
  3. "Tomorrow Dub" – 5:30
  4. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (video) – 3:23
  5. "Jump the Gut Pt. 1" – 0:30
  6. "Jump the Gut Pt. 2" – 0:30

UK 12-inch vinyl single (2002)

  1. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:14
  2. "Film Music" (Mode remix) – 6:15
  3. "Tomorrow Dub" – 5:30

European and UK DVD single (2002)

  1. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (video) – 3:23
  2. "Film Music" – 3:04
  3. "Tomorrow Dub" – 5:30
  4. "Jump the Gut Pt. 1" – 0:30
  5. "Jump the Gut Pt. 2" – 0:30
  • "Tomorrow Dub" mixed by Spacemonkeyz; Early version of "Bañana Baby".

Personnel

Music video

Directed by Jamie Hewlett, the video for the title track consists mainly of static drawings of the band members placed against real photographs and time-lapsed video footage of London streets. Some of the drawings are animated, especially the ones featuring 2-D singing. This is due to the video having an extremely short deadline compared to its follow-up "Clint Eastwood".

The video begins with writing the band's logo on 2-D's left eye and ends with his left eye by blinking. Graffiti artwork by Banksy can be seen halfway through the video. Trellick Tower is also seen, known for being the birthplace of Gorillaz and where creators of the band Hewlett and Damon Albarn met. The video finishes with the four band members, and 2-D's headache pills, flying across the screen during a fast-motion shot of a tunnel.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2001-2002)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010409212240/http://www.calgarysun.com/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html|archivedate=April 9, 2001|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html|title=Top 50 Singles|website=Jam!|accessdate=December 2, 2023}}

| style="text-align:center;"|30

{{single chart|UK|33|date=20020309|rowheader=true|access-date=31 August 2021}}

References