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This Enya's first single and first tune to utilize the electric guitar is already 7 references, which is more than enough
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{{short description|1987 the first single by Enya}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = I Want Tomorrow
| cover = Enya - I Want Tomorrow.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Enya]]
| album = [[Enya (album)|Enya]] {{noitalic|and}} [[The Celts (album)|The Celts]]
| B-side = "[[Boadicea (song)|Boadicea]]"
* "[[The Celts (song)|The Celts]]"
* "To Go Beyond (II)"
* "To Go Beyond (I)"
| released = {{start date|df=yes|1987|03|09}}
| recorded = 1985 - 1986
| studio = Aigle Studio, [[Killiney]], [[County Dublin]]
| genre = [[New-age music|New-age]]
| length = 3:59 (album version)
* 3:07 (edit version)
| label = [[BBC Records|BBC]] (1987, UK)
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (1987, US)
* [[Warner Music Group|WEA]] (1992, Europe)
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] (1992, US)
| writer = {{flatlist|
*Enya
*[[Roma Ryan]]
}}
| producer = [[Nicky Ryan]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Orinoco Flow]]
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = I Want Tomorrow.jpg
}}
{{External music video|
{{YouTube|uOyGygH5mD0|"I Want Tomorrow"}}}}
}}


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"'''I Want Tomorrow'''" is a song by Irish musician, composer, songwriter and singer [[Enya]], it's the third track from her eponymous debut studio album ''[[Enya (album)|Enya]]'' (1987). The song was released as the first single of the album and Enya on March 9, 1987 by [[BBC Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Enya.com Discography + Singles + I Want Tomorrow |url=http://discography.enya.com/singles/01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527071034/http://discography.enya.com/singles/01.html |archive-date=2008-05-27 |access-date=2010-09-05 |website=Enya discography}}</ref>
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The song stands out for being performed in its intermission on electric guitar. This is one of two songs that is performed in part with said instrument in addition to "[[My! My! Time Flies!]]".

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = European standard single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want Tomorrow|others=Enya|year=1989|type=European standard single|publisher=Edelton|id=EDL 2511-5}}</ref>
| title1 = I Want Tomorrow
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = [[Boadicea (song)|Boadicea]]
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = [[The Celts (song)|The Celts]]
| length3 = 2:27
| title4 = To Go Beyond (II)
| length4 = 2:58
}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK maxi-single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want Tomorrow|others=Enya|year=1987|type=UK maxi-single|publisher=BBC Records And Tapes|id=9 399099 999120}}</ref>
| title1 = I Want Tomorrow
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = [[The Celts (song)|The Celts]]
| length2 = 2:27
| title3 = To Go Beyond (I)
| length3 = 1:19
| title4 = To Go Beyond (II)
| length4 = 2:58
}}

==Music video==
The music video of the song was directed by [[David Richardson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12604842/|title="I Want Tomorrow" at the IMDb}}{{unreliable source|date=March 2024}}</ref> it ends with Enya's eyes glowing and her fingers burning a car. Like a singing music video of another track in the album, "Aldebaran"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-11 |title=Enya - Aldebaran (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3HYKkvESlE |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref>, a song dedicated to the British movie director [[Ridley Scott]], who directed [[Alien (film)|''Alien'']], [[Blade Runner]], [[Thelma & Louise|''Thelma & Louise'']]<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Celts album booklet |date=1992 |publisher=[[Warner Music Group|WEA]] |location=Europe |pages=1 |language=English}}</ref>. The music video clips can only be found on the ''[[The Celts (1987 TV series)|The Celts]]'' documentary DVD.

==Critical reception==
The song was described by [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] as "From the windswept [[dream pop]] of "I Want Tomorrow"" to the skylike chorus on "[[Anywhere Is]]".".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-09-15 |title=Enya Is Everywhere |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/enya-is-everywhere/ |url-status=live |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |pages=1}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|27607|I Want Tomorrow|type=single}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12604842/ "I Want Tomorrow" at IMDb]
* [http://enya.sk/music/enya-the-celts/i-want-tomorrow/ "I Want Tomorrow" song details]

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[[Category:1987 songs]]
[[Category:1987 singles]]
[[Category:1987 singles]]
[[Category:Enya songs]]
[[Category:Enya songs]]
[[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Enya]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Roma Ryan]]

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