5 Questions
In which country did 'Someday (I Will Understand)' achieve a top ten position?
Denmark
According to Media Control Charts, in which position did 'Someday (I Will Understand)' debut in Germany?
Top twenty
How many downloads did 'Someday (I Will Understand)' sell in the United States by August 2010?
60,000
In which country did 'Someday (I Will Understand)' not manage to appear on the singles chart?
Japan
According to Nielsen SoundScan, which record label did not release 'Someday (I Will Understand)' as a single in the United States?
Jive Records
Study Notes
"Someday (I Will Understand)" Song
- "Someday (I Will Understand)" is a soft rock ballad by American singer Britney Spears.
- The song was originally included in the EP of bonus tracks of the DVD Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (2005).
- Spears composed the song two weeks before finding out she was pregnant with her first child.
- The song's lyrics are based on the empowering feeling of a pregnant woman, citing God and incorporating lines like "Nothing seems to be the way that it used to. Everything seems shallow".
Production and Release
- The song was produced by British producer Guy Sigsworth, his second work with Spears after the ballad "Everytime" from In the Zone (2003).
- The song was recorded in Conway Studios in Los Angeles, and Kate Havnevik recorded the choruses in Frou Frou Central in London.
- Spears played the piano, while Sigsworth played all other instruments.
- The song was released as a single in Japan and parts of Europe between August and September 2005.
Reception
- The song received a mixed critical reception, with some praising its sincerity and others calling it a "fiasco" and "monstrously cheesy".
- The song charted in the top 10 in Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland, and in the top 20 in Belgium, Finland, and Norway.
Music Video
- The music video was directed by Michael Haussman and premiered on UPN on June 14, 2005, after the last episode of the reality TV show Britney & Kevin: Chaotic.
- The video was edited entirely in black and white, showing Spears pregnant, lying in bed, walking barefoot in a house, and looking out a window at a Roman sculpture in the garden.
- The video was seen as a departure from Spears' previous videos and was compared to Madonna's Kabbalah conversion.
Background
- In July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to dancer Kevin Federline, whom she met on the margin of the Onyx Hotel Tour (2004).
- The couple got married on October 6, 2004, after a courtship that was heavily covered by the media.
- Spears announced her pregnancy in 2005 and gave birth to her first child, Sean Preston Federline, on September 14, 2005.
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