Then the Morning Comes

"Then the Morning Comes"
"Then the Morning Comes"
Single by Smash Mouth
from the album Astro Lounge
B-side	"Come On, Come On"; "Radio";
Released	September 14, 1999
Genre	Pop rock; psychedelic pop;
Length	3:02
Label	Interscope
Songwriters	Greg Camp; Paul Barry;
Producer	Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth singles chronology
Music video
	"Then the Morning Comes" on YouTube

"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. In 2001 the song won a BMI Pop Award.^[3]

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.^[4] 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)^[5]	2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[6]	33
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[7]	17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[8]	22
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	11
US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	12
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	2
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	26
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[13]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[14]	88
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[15]	88

Chart (2000)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	48
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[17]	3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[18]	33

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 14, 1999	Alternative radio	Interscope	^[19]
	October 4, 1999	Hot adult contemporary modern adult contemporary radio		^[20]^[21]
	October 5, 1999	Contemporary hit radio		^[22]
New Zealand	December 13, 1999	CD		^[23]

References

↑ Then the Morning Comes (Australasian CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 1999. 497 221-2.
↑ Sinclair, Tom (June 11, 1999). "Astro Lounge". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
↑ "BMI's Pop Awards 2001 Song List | Press". BMI.com. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
↑ "Smash Mouth "Then the Morning Comes" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. 5 May 2000.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 9707". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2019. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 9698". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2019. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (18.11 – 25.11 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). November 19, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
↑ "Smash Mouth – Then the Morning Comes". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Smash Mouth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ "Smash Mouth Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
↑ "Smash Mouth Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
↑ "Smash Mouth Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
↑ "Smash Mouth Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
↑ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved July 19, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
↑ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 47.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
↑ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-99.
↑ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.
↑ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1316. September 10, 1999. p. 118.
↑ "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1319. October 1, 1999. p. 95.
↑ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2274. October 4, 1999. p. 37.
↑ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1319. October 1, 1999. p. 54.
↑ "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on December 17, 1999. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[1] Then the Morning Comes (Australasian CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 1999. 497 221-2.

[2] Sinclair, Tom (June 11, 1999). "Astro Lounge". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[3] "BMI's Pop Awards 2001 Song List | Press". BMI.com. Retrieved 2026-04-29.

[4] "Smash Mouth "Then the Morning Comes" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. 5 May 2000.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-5] "Top RPM Singles: Image 9707". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2019. ^{[dead link]}

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-6] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 9698". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2019. ^{[dead link]}

[7] "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (18.11 – 25.11 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). November 19, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Smash_Mouth-8] "Smash Mouth – Then the Morning Comes". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Smash_Mouth-9] "Smash Mouth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultalternativesongs_Smash_Mouth-10] "Smash Mouth Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Smash_Mouth-11] "Smash Mouth Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Smash_Mouth-12] "Smash Mouth Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Smash_Mouth-13] "Smash Mouth Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[14] "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved July 19, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[15] "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 47.

[16] "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.

[17] "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-99.

[18] "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.

[19] "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1316. September 10, 1999. p. 118.

[20] "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1319. October 1, 1999. p. 95.

[21] "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2274. October 4, 1999. p. 37.

[22] "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1319. October 1, 1999. p. 54.

[23] "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on December 17, 1999. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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v t e Smash Mouth
Paul De Lisle Michael Klooster Randy Cooke Sean Hurwitz Zach Goode Steve Harwell Greg Camp Michael Urbano Jason Sutter Leroy Miller
Studio albums	Fush Yu Mang Astro Lounge Smash Mouth Get the Picture? The Gift of Rock Summer Girl Magic Mercury Comet
Compilations	All Star Smash Hits
Singles	"Walkin' on the Sun" "Why Can't We Be Friends?" "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" "All Star" "Then the Morning Comes" "I'm a Believer" "So Insane"
Other songs	"I Wan'na Be Like You"
Related articles	Discography Old Habits Mouth Albums