Tomorrow Will Be Better


Tomorrow will be Better is a song written by Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham and Taiwanese songwriter Lo Ta-yu. It was recorded on 15 September 1985 and released on 25 October 1985 and was directly inspired by the UK charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? in order to raise money for World Vision International to help with aid to Africa.

Artists

The song was originally sung in Mandarin Chinese and the more than sixty Taiwanese artists involved in the original recording were from the four main Chinese music industry markets of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
ArtistMarketSong segment
Tsai Chin China1st verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus
Yu Tian China1st verse line 2; 3rd, 5th and 6th chorus
Su Rui China1st verse line 3; chorus; 3rd, 4th and 6th chorus; 6th and 7th harmony
Michelle Pan China1st verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Jenny Tseng China2nd verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus
Li Jianfu China/Hong Kong district2nd verse line 2/4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Monique Lin China2nd verse line 3; 3rd and 6th chorus
Jeanette Wang China2nd verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Tracy Huang China1st chorus line 1-2; 3rd and 6th chorus
Chris Hung China/Tibet autonomous region1st chorus line 3-4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Sarah Chen China3rd verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus
Delphine Chin Taiwan3rd verse line 2; 3rd and 6th chorus
Wang Mon Ling Taiwan3rd verse line 3-4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Li Peijing 3rd verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Fei Yu-Ching Taiwan2nd, 3rd and 6th chorus
Chyi Yu Taiwan4th verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus
Jeng Yi Taiwan4th verse line 2; 3rd and 6th chorus
Jody Chiang Taiwan4th verse line 3; 3rd and 6th chorus
Yang Lin 4th verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus
Chyi Chin Taiwan3rd and 4th chorus; 5th and 7th harmony
Eric Moo Malaysia3rd and 6th chorus
Bao Xiaosong Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
Bao Xiaobo Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
Sunnie Wang Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
Wen Zhang Indonesia/Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
Ng Guan Seng from Straw Singapore3rd and 6th chorus
Billy Koh from Straw Singapore3rd and 6th chorus
John Koh from Straw Singapore3rd and 6th chorus
Bao Weiming Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
江音傑3rd and 6th chorus
Jonathan Lee Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
吳大衛3rd and 6th chorus
林禹勝3rd and 6th chorus
Shi Hsiao-rong Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
岳雷Singapore3rd and 6th chorus
Hsu Nai-lin Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
徐瑋3rd and 6th chorus
姚乙3rd and 6th chorus
陳黎鐘3rd and 7th chorus
黃慧文3rd and 6th chorus
張海漢3rd and 6th chorus
Angus Tung Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
楊烈3rd and 6th chorus
楊耀東3rd and 6th chorus
廖小維3rd and 6th chorus
羅吉鎮3rd and 6th chorus
鍾有道3rd and 6th chorus
張艾嘉3rd and 6th chorus
Stella Chang Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
成鳳3rd and 6th chorus
李靜 Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
周月綺 Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
Li Bihua 李碧華Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
何春蘭3rd and 6th chorus
芊苓3rd and 6th chorus
林淑蓉3rd and 6th chorus
Tai Zhoumei 邰肇玫Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus
唐曉詩3rd and 6th chorus
麥瑋婷3rd and 6th chorus
許慧慧3rd and 6th chorus
賴佩霞3rd and 6th chorus
Pauline Lan Taiwan3rd and 6th chorus

In 1985, some Hong Kong singers sang a Cantonese lyrics rewriting of the song in 1985 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.
In 2010, many Taiwan singers made another MV of the song.