For Today (Netherworld Dancing Toys song)

"For Today"
Song by Netherworld Dancing Toys
from the album Painted Years
B-side"Old Friends"
Released1985
StudioMarmalade (Wellington)
GenrePop[1]
Length
  • 5:12
  • 4:00 (single edit)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nigel Stone
Netherworld Dancing Toys singles chronology
"The Real You"
(1984) 		"For Today"
(1985) 		"Soul Searching"
(1985)

"For Today" is a song by the New Zealand band Netherworld Dancing Toys, released through Virgin Records in 1985 as the lead single from their debut studio album Painted Years.[2][3] It reached No. 3 in the Official New Zealand Music Chart,[4][5] won Single of the Year at the New Zealand Music Awards,[1] and has since become regarded as a "Kiwi classic."[2][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Winder, Virginia (9 January 2004). "Netherworld Dancing Toys: Remembering the Best Years". Te Rangi Aoao Nunui. Puke Ariki. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "For Today". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ Brown, Russell (1 July 1985). "Getting It Right: Netherworld Dancing Toys". Rip It Up. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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  5. ^ a b Winder, Virginia (9 January 2004). "Nick Sampson: Songs and The Toys". Te Rangi Aoao Nunui. Puke Ariki. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ Meakin, Victoria (7 October 2024). "R.E.S.P.E.C.T - Annie Crummer channels the divas". The Press. Retrieved 22 October 2024.