You Never Know

Out of the darkness comes light
Composer
Matthews (2002)
Also Known As
The Thing
Album:Busted Stuff

Releases

Studio Albums: 1
Box Sets: 2
Live Albums: 3
Warehouse Releases: 1
Bonus Discs: 3
Live Trax Series: 1

Song History

This song, known for its complex alternating time signatures, was the only brand new song written and recorded on "Busted Stuff" and made its debut on the Spring 2002 Tour where it was one of the top 5 most played songs, and where a small Carter intro was evolved. Steve Harris, the producer for Busted Stuff, has said that the song was recorded during those sessions in a single day. Before the 9.18.07 performance, Dave says, "This is a song about being a little kid."

04.07.02

live debut

138 Known Plays

over 24 years

5 Days Since

last fully played (06.25.25)

16:06:01

total song time

Stats By Show Artist 

ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total Shows
Dave Matthews Band4/7/20026/25/20257:0613698.6%9.5%
Dave Matthews4/16/20214/16/20215:1810.7%0.5%
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds2/18/20242/18/20246:3510.7%0.6%

Plays By Year 

Slot Count By Year 

Song Length Over Time 

Slots and Types 

Opener8 (5.8%)
Midset128 (92.8%)
Encore2 (1.4%)
aborted2
tease2
 

Longest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
18:504/27/2025New Orleans, LA
28:335/24/2025Bethel, NY
38:317/8/2002Atlanta, GA
48:207/28/2009Clarkston, MI
58:185/11/2023Monterrey, MEX
68:177/19/2009East Troy, WI
78:056/28/2024Noblesville, IN
88:037/22/2022Raleigh, NC
97:536/1/2024Dallas, TX
107:516/27/2012Camden, NJ

Shortest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
15:184/16/2021Seattle, WA
25:339/5/2021George, WA
35:524/10/2002Philadelphia, PA
45:564/12/2002Providence, RI
55:584/13/2002Buffalo, NY

Liberated 2 Times 

#Missing SinceDate LiberatedDays SinceShows Since
17.31.095.18.121022144
27.26.142.3.181288131
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Top Segues 

#Song Count
1» When the World Ends1