Songfacts®:

• Janet Jackson gives her man some very good news in this song:
  
  When I said someday we'd be together
  Well, someday is tonight
  
  The dude earned it. "Someday Is Tonight" is a sequel to the chaste "Let's Wait Awhile" from Jackson's previous album, Control. She told VH1: "I felt a little bit more comfortable with letting people a little more into my world. 'Someday Is Tonight' is a continuation of, 'OK, now that you've waited this long...' And I even say in the song, 'I know I promised I'd be worth the wait. The wait is over, please don't hesitate.'"
  
  But her sexier material didn't go over well with everyone. She recalled: "Someone said to me a long time ago, 'What message are you sending to the kids? You talked about 'Let's Wait a While.'' And I said, 'Well, I'm in my 20s now. How long do you want me to wait?'"
• Jackson wrote this song with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, her producers on most of the Rhythm Nation 1814 album. It was one of seven songs Janet either wrote or co-wrote on the album.
• This is the last song on Rhythm Nation 1814, a triumph for Jackson with an astounding seven Top 5 singles, four of which went to #1. "Someday Is Tonight" wasn't released as a single but is one of Jackson's favorites from the album.
• Jackson called "Someday Is Tonight" the "logical conclusion" to "Let's Wait Awhile."
  
  "The couple have been together for some time, and now she feels more secure and ready to go ahead," she wrote in the booklet for her Rhythm Nation tour. "He's been patient and loving enough to stay with her, rather than doing what some guys would do and saying, 'OK, forget you' and moving on to the next girl."
• "Someday Is Tonight" is the last song on Rhythm Nation 1814. The album opens with songs that call young people to action, including the title track and "The Knowledge." It later moves into songs that cover common lyrical ground, like "Escapade" and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)."
  
  There are spoken interludes throughout the album. At the conclusion of "Someday Is Tonight," Jackson wraps up the album with an interlude called "Livin'...In Complete Darkness," where she says:
  
  "In complete darkness, we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us. Don't let your eyes deceive you."