Tomorrow Never Knows (Mr. Children song)

Infobox Single
Name = Tomorrow Never Knows


Cover size =
Artist = Mr. Children
from Album = Bolero, 1/42, and Mr. Children 1992-1995
Released = November 10, 1994
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 5:10
Label = Toy's Factory
Writer = Kazutoshi Sakurai
Producer = Takeshi Kobayashi
Chart position = * #1 (JP)
Certification = 11x Platinum (Double million) (RIAJ)
Last single = "Innocent World"
(1994)
This single = "Tomorrow Never Knows"
(1994)
Next single = "Everybody Goes -Chitsujo no Nai Gendai ni Drop-kick-"
(1994)
Misc =

"Tomorrow Never Knows" is the sixth single released by Mr. Children on November 10, 1994.

Overview

"Tomorrow Never Knows" was Mr. Children's second #1 single on the Oricon Japanese charts and managed to sell 2,766,290 copies during its run on the chart. [cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/21151/ | title=Mr.Children、待望のニューシングル「箒星」リリース決定！(Mr.Children, and long-awaited new single "Houkiboshi" release decision!) | work=oricon.co.jp | accessdate=2008-07-21| language=Japanese] The title track was used as the theme song to the Japanese drama nihongo|"Wakamono no Subete"|若者のすべてcite book | title = The distance to "HOME" | publisher = Kadokawa television | series = 別冊カドカワ総力特集 Mr.Children (Separate volume Kadokawa special issue Mr.Children) | year = 2007 | pages = p. 167-170 | language = Japanese | isbn = 978-4-04-894488-5 ] and was also included in the Mr. Children live album "1/42" released on September 8, 1999, and also "Mr. Children 1992-1995", released on July 11, 2001. "Tomorrow Never Knows" was also included on Mr. Children's sixth album, "Bolero", released on March 5, 1997, as a remix. While the track was noted as a remix, the only thing remixed was drummer Hideya Suzuki re-recording his drumming. On the March 16, 2007 episode of the Japanese music TV show Music Station, Mr. Children also mentioned the song was written while the group was on their "Innocent World Tour". [http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/lineup/0881/index2.html Music Station SP] ' - [http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/ Music Station] , March 16, 2007, No. 881] The b-side "nihongo|Love Connection|ラヴ コネクション" was included in Mr. Children's fourth album, "Atomic Heart", released on September 1, 1994.

Awards and Recognition

"Tomorrow Never Knows" has won many awards including 'Best Theme Song' at the "3rd Annual Television Drama Academy Awards"cite web | url=http://blog.television.co.jp/drama/academy/ | title=Television Drama Academy Awards | work=television.co.jp | accessdate=2008-07-21 | language=Japanese] , the 'Grand Prix Single Award' at the "9th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards",cite web | url=http://www.golddisc.jp/ | title=Japan Gold Disc Award Official Website | work=golddisc.jp | accessdate=2008-07-21 | language=Japanese] and 'Best 5 Single Award' at the "9th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards". "Tomorrow Never Knows" was also voted in 2006 as fans #1 all-time favorite song on Music Station and was listed as third highest selling drama tie-in single in Japan.cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/41246/ | title=2006年ドラマ主題歌No.1は!? (2006's No.1 theme song?) | accessdate=2008-07-21 | language=Japanese]

Track listing

tracklist
all_writing = Kazutoshi Sakurai

title1 = Tomorrow Never Knows
length1 = 5:10

title2 = nihongo|Love Connection|ラヴ コネクション
length2 = 5:01

title3 = Tomorrow Never Knows (Instrumental Version)
length3 = 5:10

Personnel

* Kazutoshi Sakurai – vocals, guitar
* Kenichi Tahara – guitar
* Keisuke Nakagawa – bass
* Hideya Suzuki – drums

Production

* Producer – Kobayashi Takeshi"Tomorrow Never Knows" single, Toy's Factory (1994)]
* Arrangement - Mr. Children and Takeshi Kobayashi

References