Then the Morning Comes

Not to be confused with When the Morning Comes.

"Then the Morning Comes" is a song by American band Smash Mouth. It was released in September 1999 as the third single from the band's second studio album, Astro Lounge. The song was a successful follow-up to the international hit "All Star" in several nations, peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two in Canada, number 17 in Iceland and number 22 in New Zealand.

"Then the Morning Comes"
Single by Smash Mouth
from the album Astro Lounge
B-side	"Come On, Come On" "Radio"[1]
Released	September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14)
Genre	Pop rock, psychedelic pop[2]
Length	3:02
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Greg Camp, Paul Barry
Producer(s)	Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth singles chronology
"All Star" (1999) "Then the Morning Comes" (1999) "Waste" (2000)
Music video
"Then the Morning Comes" on YouTube

Composition

"Then the Morning Comes" is written with the verses and pre-choruses in C minor, the chorus in E♭ major, the bridge in C major, and the break in A minor. The song runs at 116 beats per minute.^[3] Like most Smash Mouth songs, the music is played a semitone flat. The song samples the strings refrain from Mantovani's 1967 version of Shirley Bassey's song "Goldfinger", from the James Bond film of the same name.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Santa Cruz, California and was directed by Scott Marshall. In the video, vocalist Steve Harwell keeps having nightmares about seeing a beautiful woman (Stacy Sanches), waking when something embarrassing happens (first a dog urinates on him and the next time he steps in gum) and the woman laughs at him. However, in the last version (in which he is still wearing pyjama pants and slippers), she joins him and he awakens to reveal the two in bed together.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 2 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 33 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 22 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 11 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 12 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 2 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 26 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] 88 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 88 Chart (2000) Position US Billboard Hot 100[15] 48 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 3 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 33

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 14, 1999	Alternative radio	Interscope	[18]
	October 4, 1999	Hot adult contemporary modern adult contemporary radio		[19][20]
	October 5, 1999	Contemporary hit radio		[21]
New Zealand	December 13, 1999	CD		[22]