“Tomorrow” by Morrissey

"Tomorrow" is the closing track on Your Arsenal, Morrissey's 1992 album, and in America it got a second life: a remixed version came out that September as a single released only in the US, and it went all the way to number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Alain Whyte wrote the music, Morrissey wrote the words, and Mick Ronson produced.

It opens on a riff that swings its arms wide and rides a bass line that saunters along like it owns the street. Over the top, Morrissey sings with rich, unshakable swagger, and the kick is that the lyric is full of doubt and need. Stereogum critic Tom Breihan has called it his favorite Morrissey song, and that gap between the sure voice and the unsure words is exactly what he singled out.

The video followed Morrissey and his band walking through English streets, and it was directed by Zack Snyder. Snyder later recalled that Morrissey decided he would shoot all his videos from then on, and then simply stopped answering.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.