Someday Out of the Blue

"Someday Out of the Blue" (sometimes written as "Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado)") is a song recorded by Elton John for the soundtrack to the film The Road to El Dorado released in 2000. It was written by Elton John, Patrick Leonard (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics). This song serves as one of the themes of the said film and the first single of the soundtrack.

"Someday Out of the Blue"
Single by Elton John
from the album The Road to El Dorado (soundtrack)
B-side"Cheldorado" (Hans Zimmer/Heitor Pereira)
Released2000
Recorded1998–1999
GenreSoft rock, Pop rock
Length4:47
LabelDreamWorks 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
"A Step Too Far"
(1999)		 "Someday Out of the Blue"
(2000)		 "Friends Never Say Goodbye"
(2000)

The song tackles on remembering all the backstories that had been revealed to all of us, and spread when we get a little emotional on being a part of the culture.[1]

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.[2]

Chart performance

"Someday Out of the Blue" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart[3] and No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song became John's most recent entry on the latter one in 21 years until it broke by the song "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", which debuted at No. 81.[4][5] It also reached No. 40 in Switzerland[6] and No. 69 in Germany.[7]

Personnel

References
  1. SongMeanings. "Elton John - Someday Out Of The Blue Lyrics". SongMeanings. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "Someday Out of the Blue by Elton John Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. "Elton John Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. Songfacts. "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) by Elton John (featuring Dua Lipa) - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "Elton John Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. "Elton John - Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. "Elton John - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. "Elton John Lyrics: Someday Out Of The Blue". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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