Someday Out of the Blue
"Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado)" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album The Road to El Dorado (soundtrack) | ||||
B-side | "Cheldorado" (Hans Zimmer/Heitor Pereira) | |||
Released | 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, Pop rock | |||
Length |
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Label | DreamWorks Records | |||
Composer(s) | Elton John Patrick Leonard | |||
Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice | |||
Producer(s) | Patrick Leonard (on the main track) Gavin Greenaway, Hans Zimmer on "Cheldorado" | |||
Elton John singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Someday Out of the Blue" on YouTube | ||||
"Someday Out of the Blue" is a song recorded by Elton John for the soundtrack to the film The Road to El Dorado released in 2000, written by John, Patrick Leonard (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics). It serves as one of the themes of the film and the first single of the soundtrack.[1] The song deals with a love affair that ended. But the singer believes the two will be reunited "someday soon, maybe years from now or tomorrow night."
"Someday Out of the Blue" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became John's most recent entry on the latter one for over two decades until it broke by the song "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", which debuted at No. 81.[2] It also reached No. 40 in Switzerland[3] and No. 69 in Germany.[4]
Music video
The music video includes some scenes of the movie and it features John performing this song (from the background of the film) in person to being an animated character on the film. It was directed by Joseph Kahn and Bibo Bergeron.
Live performances
John performed this on various locations and concerts to promote the movie. However, he dropped it from his setlists later on and not played since 2000.[5]
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 69 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 40 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 49 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
Personnel
- Elton John – lead vocals, piano
- Patrick Leonard – piano, keyboards and programming
- Tim Pierce – electric guitar
- Heitor Pereira – nylon string guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
- Curt Bisquera – drums
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Richard Page, Siedah Garrett, Lynn Davis, Kudisan Kai, Davey Johnstone, Phillip Ingram, Dorian Holley – background vocals
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangement[10]
References
- ^ "The Road to El Dorado". Tbook.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Songfacts. "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) by Elton John (featuring Dua Lipa) - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Elton John - Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Elton John - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Someday Out of the Blue by Elton John Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Elton John – Someday Out of the Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Elton John – Someday Out of the Blue". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Elton John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Elton John Lyrics: Someday Out Of The Blue". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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