Someday Never Comes

"Someday Never Comes" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972 and written by the frontman John Fogerty. The single reached #25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1972 with Doug Clifford's "Tearin' Up the Country" released as the B-side.[1] This is the final single released by Creedence Clearwater Revival before they officially broke up in 1972.

"Someday Never Comes"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Mardi Gras
B-side"Tearin' Up the Country"
ReleasedMay 1972
RecordedJanuary 1972
GenreRoots rock, country rock
Length4:01
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
(1971)		 "Someday Never Comes"
(1972)

Record World said it's "perhaps the strongest cut" on the album with "outstanding lyrics, vocals."[2]

Song meaning

Fogerty stated in 2013 that the song is about his parents' and his own divorce:

When I wrote this song, my life was pretty chaotic. I knew my marriage was going to break up. My band was falling apart. I was beginning to sense the darkness that was Fantasy Records. This song was inspired by my parents' divorce when I was a young boy and the effect it had on me. At the time, they told me, "Someday, you'll understand." The truth of this is that you never do and I found myself facing this as a parent. The irony was painful and inescapable.[3]

References
  1. "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. April 29, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. "John Fogerty, Wrote a Song For Everyone". Vanguardrecords.com/. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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