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Tomorrow Never Knows (Mr. Children song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Tomorrow Never Knows"' is the sixth single released by Mr. Children on November 10, 1994. The single sold 2.766 million copies and is the eighth-highest-selling single in Japan in the Oricon history.
Overview
"Tomorrow Never Knows" was Mr. Children's second No. 1 single on the Oricon Japanese charts and sold 2,766,290 copies during its run on the chart. The title track was used as the theme song to the Japanese drama and was also included in the Mr. Children live album '1/42' released on September 8, 1999, and also 'Mr. Children 19921995', 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 "" 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', the 'Grand Prix Single Award' at the '9th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards', and 'Best 5 Single Award' at the '9th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards'. "Tomorrow Never Knows" was also voted in 2006 as fans' No. 1 all-time favorite song on Music Station and was listed as the third-highest-selling drama tie-in single in Japan.
Track listing
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
See also
* Great Ocean Road
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Mr. Children songs
Category:Japanese television drama theme songs
Category:Songs written by Kazutoshi Sakurai
Category:1994 songs
Category:Toy's Factory singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Takeshi Kobayashi
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