| "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" | |
|---|---|
 7-inch U.S. single | |
| Single by Timbuk 3 | |
| from the album Greetings from Timbuk3 | |
| B-side | "I'll Do All Right" |
| Released | September 1986[1] |
| Genre | Folk rock,[2] new wave |
| Length | 3:21 |
| Label | I.R.S. |
| Songwriter(s) | Pat MacDonald |
| Producer(s) | Dennis Herring |
| Music video | |
| "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" on YouTube | |
"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" is a song by Timbuk 3. It is the opening track from their debut album, Greetings from Timbuk3. Released as the album's first single in 1986, it was the band's only significant mainstream hit.
- ^ "New and Noteworthy". Billboard: 77. September 27, 1986.
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (2005). The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 114. ISBN 0-415-97073-3.