When Tomorrow Comes

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{{Infobox song

| name = When Tomorrow Comes

| cover = Eurythmics When Tomorrow Comes cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Eurythmics

| album = Revenge

| B-side = "Take Your Pain Away" (Album Version)

| released = 2 June 1986

| recorded = September 1985

| studio =

Conny's Studio (Cologne, West Germany){{cite AV media notes |author=Eurythmics |author-link=Eurythmics |title=Revenge |type=liner notes |publisher=RCA Records |year=1986 |id=PD71050}}
Studio de la Grande Armée (Paris, France){{cite AV media notes |author=Eurythmics |author-link=Eurythmics |title=Revenge |type=liner notes |publisher=RCA Records |year=1986 |id=PD71050}}

| venue =

| genre = Pop rock{{cite web|first= Alexis|last= Petridis|title= Annie Lennox's 30 greatest songs – ranked!|website= The Guardian|date= April 21, 2022|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/21/annie-lennox-30-greatest-songs-ranked|accessdate= August 3, 2024}}

| length = 3:57 (promo version) 4:26 (single/album version)

| label = RCA Records

| writer = Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart, Pat Seymour

| producer = David A. Stewart

| prev_title = It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Thorn in My Side

| next_year = 1986

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|RWzRKxhpPA0|"When Tomorrow Comes"}}}}

}}

"When Tomorrow Comes" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart and guest keyboardist Pat Seymour. With this single and its parent album Revenge, Lennox and Stewart continued with the rock and R&B sound from their previous album Be Yourself Tonight.

Released as the lead single from the album, "When Tomorrow Comes" was a modest hit in the UK, only reaching the Top 30. It proved to be a much bigger success in Australia and Scandinavia, where it reached the Top 10. "When Tomorrow Comes" was not released as a single in the United States.

Track listing

=7" Single=

A: "When Tomorrow Comes" (Album Version) - 4:29
B: "Take Your Pain Away" (Album Version) - 4:34

=12" Single=

A: "When Tomorrow Comes" (Extended Version) - 6:37
B1: "Take Your Pain Away" (Album Version) - 4:34
B2: "When Tomorrow Comes" (Orchestral Version) - 4:28

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book \|last=Kent \|first=David \|author-link=David Kent (historian) \|year=1993 \|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 \|edition=illustrated \|location=St Ives, N.S.W. \|publisher=Australian Chart Book \|page=105 \|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} \| 7
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "When Tomorrow Comes" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Flanders\|18\|artist=Eurythmics\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=24 April 2020}}
scope="row"\| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-07-12-OCR-Page-0007.pdf \|title=European Hot 100 Singles \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=3 \|issue=27 \|date=12 July 1986 \|page=15 \|oclc=29800226 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 20
scope="row"\| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book \|last=Pennanen \|first=Timo \|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 \|language=Finnish \|edition=1st \|location=Helsinki \|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}} \| 7
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|13\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=24 April 2020}}
scope="row"\| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web \|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php \|title=Classifiche \|work=Musica e dischi \|language=it \|access-date=2 June 2022}} Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Eurythmics" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". \| 7
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|19\|artist=Eurythmics\|rowheader=true\|access-date=24 April 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|22\|artist=Eurythmics\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 June 2011}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|19\|artist=Eurythmics\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=30 August 2019}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|5\|artist=Eurythmics\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 June 2011}}
scope="row"\| South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web \|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html#Eurythmics \|title=SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts E \|website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia \|access-date=24 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510231701/http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html \|archive-date=10 May 2020}} \| 19
scope="row"\| Spain (AFYVE){{cite book \|last=Salaverrie \|first=Fernando \|date=September 2005 \|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 \|language=Spanish \|edition=1st \|location=Madrid \|publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE \|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} \| 12
{{single chart\|Sweden\|4\|artist=Eurythmics\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 June 2011}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|30\|artist=Eurythmics\|artistid=27723\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 April 2016}}
{{single chart\|West Germany\|22\|songid=14382\|artist=Eurythmics\|song=When Tomorrow Comes\|rowheader=true\|access-date=24 April 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "When Tomorrow Comes" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite magazine \|url=https://i.imgur.com/F7ais40.jpg \|title=National Top 100 Singles for 1986 \|magazine=Kent Music Report \|issue=650 \|date=29 December 1986 \|via=Imgur}} \| 51

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "When Tomorrow Comes"

! scope="col"| Chart (1986)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite magazine |url=https://i.imgur.com/F7ais40.jpg |title=National Top 100 Singles for 1986 |magazine=Kent Music Report |issue=650 |date=29 December 1986 |via=Imgur}}

| 51

References

External links

{{YouTube|RWzRKxhpPA0|Video}}

Category:1986 songs

Category:1986 singles

Category:Eurythmics songs

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)

Category:Songs written by Annie Lennox

Category:Song recordings produced by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)