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"Maybe Tomorrow"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album You Gotta Go There to Come Back
B-side	"Have Wheels Will Travel" "Change Changes Things" "Sail Away" (demo)
Written	June 2002 (Number 23)
Released	21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
Recorded	September–December 2002
Studio	Hook End Manor (Checkendon, England)
Genre	Alternative rock soul
Length	4:33
Label	V2
Songwriter(s)	Kelly Jones
Producer(s)	Kelly Jones
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Madame Helga" (2003) "Maybe Tomorrow" (2003) "Since I Told You It's Over" (2003)
Music video
"Maybe Tomorrow" on YouTube

"Maybe Tomorrow" is a song from Welsh rock band Stereophonics' fourth studio album, You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003). Written and produced by Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones, the song was released as a single on 21 July 2003 and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted in several other countries, including the United States, where it reached the top five of the Billboard Triple-A chart.

Background

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Written and produced by Kelly Jones, "Maybe Tomorrow" was used as the opening theme of the movie Wicker Park (2004) and was played during the credits at the end of the Academy Award-winning movie Crash (2004). The track has more of a jazz ambience than some of their other songs; this and the whole album were considered a departure from the classic rock sound of previous album Just Enough Education to Perform.

Reception and awards

The song became the band's second-highest chart position (alongside "The Bartender and the Thief"), peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart in July 2003; it was their highest-charting song until "Dakota" reached number one in 2005. In January 2020 the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded the song a platinum certification for sales and streams exceeding 600,000. Outside the United Kingdom, the song reached number 17 in the Netherlands, number 18 in Ireland, and number 33 in Italy. In the United States, the song became the second of three Stereophonics singles to appear on a Billboard chart, peaking at number five on the Adult Alternative Songs chart in January 2004.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the You Gotta Go There to Come Back album booklet.

Recording

• Written in June 2002 at Number 23
• Recorded between September and December 2002 at Hook End Manor (Checkendon, England)
• Mixed at Ocean Way (Hollywood, California)
• Mastered at Abbey Road Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Kelly Jones – writing, vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, production
• Richard Jones – bass
• Tony Kirkham – Mellotron, Rhodes
• Stuart Cable – drums
• "Whoever was in the room!" – percussion
• Andy Davies – recording assistant
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
• Jim Lowe – engineering
• Steve McNichol – Pro Tools engineering
• Chris Blair – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

1. MacNeil, Jason (9 October 2003). "Stereophonics You Gotta Go There to Come Back". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
3. ^ "British single certifications – Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maybe Tomorrow". Irish Singles Chart.
6. ^ "Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow". Top Digital Download.
7. ^ "Stereophonics Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
8. Maybe Tomorrow (UK CD1 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003. VVR5021893.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. Maybe Tomorrow (UK CD2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003. VVR5021898.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
10. Maybe Tomorrow (UK DVD single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003. VVR5021899.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
11. Maybe Tomorrow (UK 7-inch single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003. VVR5021897.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
12. Maybe Tomorrow (European CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003. VVR5023938.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
13. Maybe Tomorrow (Australian CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records, Festival Mushroom Records. 2003. VVR5023933.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
14. You Gotta Go There to Come Back (UK CD album booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003. VVR1021902.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
15. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 22, no. 33. 9 August 2003. p. 11. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
16. "Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
18. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
19. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
20. "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. 17 December 2004. p. 54.
21. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 July 2003. p. 35. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
22. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 26 July 2003. p. 31.
23. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1525. 10 October 2003. p. 24. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

• 2003 singles
• 2003 songs
• Festival Records singles
• Songs written by Kelly Jones
• Stereophonics songs
• UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
• V2 Records singles