If Tomorrow Never Comes - wikipedia If Tomorrow Never Comes `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' Single by Garth Brooks from the album Garth Brooks B - side `` Much Too Young ( To Feel This Damn Old ) '' Released August 21, 1989 Format CD single, 7 '' single Recorded Genre Country Length 3 : 39 Label Capitol 444 Songwriter ( s ) Garth Brooks, Kent Blazy Producer ( s ) Allen Reynolds Garth Brooks singles chronology `` Much Too Young ( To Feel This Damn Old ) '' ( 1989 ) `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( 1989 ) `` Not Counting You '' ( 1990 ) `` Much Too Young ( To Feel This Damn Old ) '' ( 1989 ) `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( 1989 ) `` Not Counting You '' ( 1990 ) `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' is a song recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Written by Brooks and Kent Blazy, it was released in August 1989 as the second single from his album Garth Brooks and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series and Double Live. This was his first # 1 single on the Billboard Country Singles chart. It is also sometimes referred to as his signature song. `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' was named Favorite Country Single in the American Music Awards of 1991. It has subsequently become one of Brooks ' most popular songs for other artists to perform. The song has been covered by several artists, including Ronan Keating, who took it to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in May 2002. Contents 1 Song 2 Background and production 3 Music video 4 Chart positions 4.1 Year - end charts 5 Ronan Keating version 5.1 Music video 5.2 Track listing 5.3 Charts 5.3. 1 Weekly charts 5.3. 2 Year - end charts 5.3. 3 Decade - end charts 5.3. 4 Certifications 6 Other versions 7 References 8 External links Song Key : G Major Length : 3 : 37 This is the first country love song released by Brooks. A man lies awake at night, thinking what would happen in his love 's mind if he were to die the next day. The first line in the chorus reads : `` If tomorrow never comes, will she know how much I love her ? '' He goes on to compare this situation with his own lost loved ones, and how he made a promise to say each day how much she means to him. The song begins with a soft guitar solo and gradually builds up to a more orchestrated accompaniment. Brooks has written many love songs since. This song is about The love of a father to his daughter. Not to his lover. Garth said that on stage at Belmont University to Britt Todd and in his music video he has his daughter playing next to him while he sings. Background and production Garth provided the following background information on the song in the CD booklet liner notes from The Hits : `` ' If Tomorrow Never Comes '' will probably always be my signature song. I ran the idea for this song by what seemed like a thousand writers and no one really seemed to understand what I was looking for. On the day that Bob Doyle, my co-manager, introduced me to Kent Blazy, I passed this idea by Kent and he had the first verse down within fifteen seconds. I could tell he just felt it. Kent Blazy is a wonderful man, full of love and energy, and if we never write again, I hope that we are always friends first. Thank you Ireland for this moment. '' Music video Throughout the music video for the song, Brooks is seen playing his guitar in a dim room. Next to him is a table with an antique oil lamp on it. The video constantly cuts to a small child, played by the daughter of Steve Gatlin, brother of Larry Gatlin. She is the subject of the song in this case. The use of an antique screen is present through much of the video, which also features Brooks ' ex-wife, Sandy. `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '', directed by John Lloyd Miller, received the # 3 position on the CMT The Greatest : 20 Greatest First Videos broadcast. Chart positions `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on September 9, 1989 and peaked at number 1 on December 9. Chart ( 1989 -- 90 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 48 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 84 Chart ( 1990 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 75 Ronan Keating version `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' Single by Ronan Keating from the album Destination Released 6 May 2002 Format CD single Recorded December 2001 Genre Pop Length 3 : 57 Label Polydor Songwriter ( s ) Garth Brooks, Kent Blazy Producer ( s ) Steve Mac Ronan Keating singles chronology `` Lovin ' Each Day '' ( 2001 ) `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( 2002 ) `` I Love It When We Do '' ( 2002 ) `` Lovin ' Each Day '' ( 2001 ) `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( 2002 ) `` I Love It When We Do '' ( 2002 ) `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' served as the first single from Irish singer Ronan Keating 's second studio album, Destination. The song was produced by Steve Mac. The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, as well as making the Top 10 in Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France and Australia. The song was declared as the second highest - selling single of 2002. Music video The video starts with Keating sitting on a bed and staring at the woman sleeping in it. He leaves his house and, having fallen onto a road in the path of a moving car, he is run over by it. He goes through the same scene multiple times, apparently stuck in a time loop, unrealistically singing throughout. At the end, he stops the loop by avoiding to cross the road and, instead, walking along the same sidewalk where his front door is. Track listing UK CD1 `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' - 3 : 57 `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( Groove Brothers Mix ) - 6 : 08 `` Interview with Ronan Keating '' - 4 : 00 UK CD2 `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' - 3 : 57 `` Sea of Love '' - 3 : 46 `` Ronan Hits DMC Megamix '' - 10 : 14 `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( Video ) Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2002 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) France ( SNEP ) 9 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 5 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 21 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2002 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 17 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 30 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 14 France ( SNEP ) 54 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 32 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 9 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 12 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 15 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 56 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 11 Decade - end charts Chart ( 2000 -- 2009 ) Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 85 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 5,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Other versions Legião Urbana 's front man Renato Russo recorded a cover for his debut solo album, The Stonewall Celebration Concert in 1994. Joose had a number one hit in New Zealand with `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' in 1997. In 1999, Westlife made an a cappela version live. Engelbert Humperdinck included the song on his 2003 album Definition of Love. It also became part of Barry Manilow 's concert repertoire, and is featured on his 2004 live album 2 Nights Live !. Manilow had previously released a studio version of the song on his 1992 CD box set The Complete Collection and then some... In the 2000s, the song has gained added visibility with performances on reality television competition shows, with third - place finisher Elliott Yamin singing it on the fifth season of American Idol. Second season The X Factor winner Shayne Ward performing it in that series ' penultimate round, and Australian Idol 2006 winner Damien Leith singing it on Top 10 : Number One 's Night. Foster & Allen recorded a version which they released on their 2005 album, Foster & Allen - Sing The Number 1 's On June 30, 2009, Kevin Skinner sang this song during the auditions on the NBC series America 's Got Talent. Claudia Jung made a German cover : Wenn es morgen nicht mehr gibt. References Jump up ^ Garth Brooks - The Hits : transcription from the CD booklet ( bar code 7 - 2438 - 29689 - 2 - 4 ) Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 6666. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 16, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Garth Brooks Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989 ''. RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1989 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1990 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Ronan Keating : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Danishcharts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Tracklisten. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Top Digital Download. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 22, 2002 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2002 ''. ARIA. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jahreshitparade Single 2002 '' ( in German ). Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten 2002 '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Classement Singles - année 2002 '' ( in French ). Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Single - Jahrescharts 2002 '' ( in German ). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 2002 '' ( in Dutch ). Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 2002 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Årslista Singlar - År 2002 '' ( in Swedish ). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` SWISS YEAR - END CHARTS 2002 '' ( in German ). Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Official UK Singles Chart 2002 '' ( PDF ). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by DJ Nihal on 29 December 2009 Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2002 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand single certifications -- Ronan Keating -- If Tomorrow Never Comes ''. Recorded Music NZ. 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External links `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' Lyrics CMT 's The Greatest : 20 Greatest First Videos Garth Brooks singles Garth Brooks `` Much Too Young ( To Feel This Damn Old ) '' `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' `` Not Counting You '' `` The Dance '' No Fences `` Friends in Low Places '' `` Unanswered Prayers '' `` Two of a Kind, Workin ' on a Full House '' `` The Thunder Rolls '' `` Wild Horses '' ( released in 2001 ) Ropin ' the Wind `` Rodeo '' `` Shameless '' `` What She 's Doing Now '' `` Papa Loved Mama '' `` The River '' The Chase `` We Shall Be Free '' `` Somewhere Other Than the Night '' `` Learning to Live Again '' `` That Summer '' In Pieces `` Ai n't Goin ' Down ( ' Til the Sun Comes Up ) '' `` American Honky - Tonk Bar Association '' `` Standing Outside the Fire '' `` One Night a Day '' `` Callin ' Baton Rouge '' `` The Red Strokes '' Fresh Horses `` She 's Every Woman '' `` The Fever '' `` The Beaches of Cheyenne '' `` The Change '' `` It 's Midnight Cinderella '' `` That Ol ' Wind '' Sevens `` Longneck Bottle '' `` She 's Gonna Make It '' `` Two Piña Coladas '' `` You Move Me '' `` Do What You Gotta Do '' ( released in 2000 ) The Limited Series `` To Make You Feel My Love '' Double Live `` It 's Your Song '' Greatest Hits ( as Chris Gaines ) `` Lost in You '' Scarecrow `` When You Come Back to Me Again '' ( released in 2000 ) `` Wrapped Up in You '' `` Squeeze Me In '' ( with Trisha Yearwood ) `` Thicker Than Blood '' `` Why Ai n't I Running '' The Lost Sessions `` Good Ride Cowboy '' The Ultimate Hits `` More Than a Memory '' `` Workin ' for a Livin ' '' ( with Huey Lewis ) Man Against Machine `` People Loving People '' `` Mom '' Gunslinger `` Baby, Let 's Lay Down and Dance '' `` Ask Me How I Know '' TBA `` All Day Long '' Guest singles `` Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy ( with Chris LeDoux ; uncredited ) `` In Another 's Eyes '' ( with Trisha Yearwood ) `` Burnin the Roadhouse Down '' ( with Steve Wariner ) `` Where Your Road Leads '' ( with Trisha Yearwood ) `` Katie Wants a Fast One '' ( with Steve Wariner ) Other songs `` Hard Luck Woman '' `` Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy '' Ronan Keating Discography Studio albums Ronan ( 2000 ) Destination ( 2002 ) Turn It On ( 2003 ) Bring You Home ( 2006 ) Fires ( 2012 ) Time of My Life ( 2016 ) Cover albums Songs for My Mother ( 2009 ) Winter Songs ( 2009 ) Duet ( 2010 ) When Ronan Met Burt ( 2011 ) Compilation albums 10 Years of Hits ( 2004 ) Singles `` When You Say Nothing at All '' `` Life Is a Rollercoaster '' `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' `` In This Life '' `` Lovin ' Each Day '' `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' `` I Love It When We Do '' `` We 've Got Tonight '' `` The Long Goodbye '' `` Lost for Words '' `` She Believes ( In Me ) '' `` Last Thing on My Mind '' `` I Hope You Dance '' `` Father and Son '' `` Baby Can I Hold You '' `` All Over Again '' `` Iris '' `` Time After Time '' `` This Is Your Song '' `` Stay '' `` It 's Only Christmas '' `` Believe Again '' `` What The World Needs Now '' `` Fires '' `` Wasted Light '' Related articles Boyzone Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_Tomorrow_Never_Comes&oldid=851937331 '' Categories : 1989 singles 2002 singles Garth Brooks songs Ronan Keating songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Country ballads Number - one singles in Austria Number - one singles in Denmark Number - one singles in Norway Number - one singles in Scotland UK Singles Chart number - one singles Pop ballads Songs written by Garth Brooks Songs written by Kent Blazy Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds Capitol Records Nashville singles Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller 1989 songs Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Denmark Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart making named ref Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Kiswahili Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 25 July 2018, at 14 : 54 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sang the original song if tomorrow never comes
Answer: Garth Brooks