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Revision as of 14:43, 21 March 2024

"I Want Tomorrow"
File:Enya - I Want Tomorrow.jpg
Single by Enya
from the album Enya and The Celts
B-side"Boadicea"
  • "The Celts"
  • "To Go Beyond (II)"
  • "To Go Beyond (I)"
Released9 March 1987 (1987-03-09)
Recorded1985 - 1986
StudioAigle Studio, Killiney, County Dublin
GenreNew-age
Length3:59 (album version)
  • 3:07 (edit version)
LabelBBC (1987, UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"I Want Tomorrow"
(1987) 		"Orinoco Flow"
(1988)
Alternative cover
File:I Want Tomorrow.jpg
Music video
"I Want Tomorrow" on YouTube

"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 (1987). The song was released as the first single of the album and Enya on March 9, 1987 by BBC Records.

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

European standard single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."I Want Tomorrow"4:03
2."Boadicea"3:30
3."The Celts"2:27
4."To Go Beyond (II)"2:58
UK maxi-single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."I Want Tomorrow"4:03
2."The Celts"2:27
3."To Go Beyond (I)"1:19
4."To Go Beyond (II)"2:58

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by David Richardson,[3] 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"[4], a song dedicated to the British movie director Ridley Scott, who directed Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise[5]. The music video clips can only be found on the The Celts documentary DVD.

References

  1. ^ I Want Tomorrow (European standard single). Enya. Edelton. 1989. EDL 2511-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ I Want Tomorrow (UK maxi-single). Enya. BBC Records And Tapes. 1987. 9 399099 999120.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ ""I Want Tomorrow" at the IMDb".[unreliable source?]
  4. ^ "Enya - Aldebaran (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 2017-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ The Celts album booklet. Europe: WEA. 1992. p. 1.
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