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What Happens Tomorrow

{{Short description|2005 single by Duran Duran}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox song

| name = What Happens Tomorrow

| cover = Duranduran whathappenstomorrow.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Duran Duran

| album = Astronaut

| B-side = Silent Icy River

| released = {{start date|2005|1|18|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = Sphere (London)

| length = 4:04

| label = Epic

| writer =

| producer =

  • Duran Duran
  • Don Gilmore

| prev_title = (Reach Up for The) Sunrise

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Nice

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|-JDo_xGED0M|"What Happens Tomorrow"}}}}

}}

"What Happens Tomorrow" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran from their eleventh studio album, Astronaut (2004). It was released on 18 January 2005 as the second single from that album. The song debuted at number 11 in the UK singles chart on 6 February 2005 and was the second single from the album to peak at number two in Italy.

Music video

The video, which showed the band as constellations, was directed by the duo of Smith n' Borin (Frank Buff Borin and Ryan Smith). It was nominated on the Visual Effects Society Awards 2005 for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video" for media artists Jerry Steele, Jo Steele, Brian Adler and Monique Eissing. Playboy Playmate Nicole Marie Lenz and Steve Talley (American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile) appear in the video.

Track listings

CD: Epic / 6756501 (UK)

  1. "What Happens Tomorrow" – 4:04
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Eric Prydz edit) – 3:36
  • The full-length mix was released on a promotional 12 inch during the "Sunrise" campaign.

CD: Epic / 6756502 (UK)

  1. "What Happens Tomorrow" – 4:04
  2. "Silent Icy River" – 2:54
  3. "What Happens Tomorrow" (Harry Peat mix) – 4:04
  4. "What Happens Tomorrow" (video) – 4:04

CD: Epic / 6756532 (International)

  1. "What Happens Tomorrow" – 4:04
  2. "Silent Icy River" – 2:54
  3. "What Happens Tomorrow" (Harry Peat mix) – 4:04
  4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Eric Prydz mix) – 6:46

Personnel

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "What Happens Tomorrow"

! scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Flanders Tip|8|artist=Duran Duran|song=What Happens Tomorrow|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-18.pdf|title=R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1598|page=50|date=18 March 2005|access-date=30 May 2024}}

| 15

{{single chart|Germany|80|artist=Duran Duran|song=What Happens Tomorrow|songid=62815|rowheader=true|access-date=21 January 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland3|47|artist=Duran Duran|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|2|artist=Duran Duran|song=What Happens Tomorrow|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10162.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 13, saptamina 4.04 – 10.04, 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170634/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10162.html|archive-date=14 May 2005|access-date=19 May 2020}}

| 39

{{single chart|Scotland|15|date=20050212|rowheader=true|access-date=21 January 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|11|date=20050212|rowheader=true|access-date=21 January 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Duran Duran|rowheader=true|access-date=21 January 2019}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for "What Happens Tomorrow"

! scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| CIS (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/yearly/2005-01-01/all/all|title=Top Radio Hits 2005|publisher=TopHit|access-date=8 August 2020}}

| 41

scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=637&idtipo_documento=1|title=Classifiche annuali 2005 FIMI Nielsen, dominano gli artisti italiani|publisher=FIMI|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506075305/http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=637&idtipo_documento=1|archive-date=6 May 2006|access-date=15 January 2021}} Click on Scarica l'allegato.

| 49

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005|publisher=TopHit|access-date=24 April 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190640/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|url-status=live}}

| 25

scope="row"| US Dance Club Play (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/yearendcharts/2005/dsititl.jsp|title=2005 Year End Charts: Hot Dance Club Play Singles|magazine=Billboard|date=26 November 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216014253/http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/yearendcharts/2005/dsititl.jsp|archive-date=16 February 2006|access-date=3 March 2025}}

| 41

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Release history

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scope="row"|United States

|18 January 2005

|Hot adult contemporary radio

|rowspan="2"|Epic

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-01-14.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1589|page=21|date=14 January 2005|access-date=20 June 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|31 January 2005

|CD

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=29 January 2005}}

References

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{{Duran Duran}}

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Category:2005 singles

Category:Duran Duran songs

Category:Songs written by Simon Le Bon

Category:Songs written by Warren Cuccurullo

Category:Songs written by Nick Rhodes