A Brand New Day (The Wiz song)

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"A Brand New Day"
Single by The Wiz Stars featuring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
from the album The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Liberation Ballet – A Brand New Day"
Released1979
Recorded1977
Genre
Length2:40
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Luther Vandross
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"You Can't Win"
(1979) 		"A Brand New Day"
(1979) 		"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
(1979)
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Pops We Love You"
(1978) 		"A Brand New Day"
(1979) 		"The Boss"
(1979)

"A Brand New Day", also known as "Everybody Rejoice", is a song from the 1974

civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (His impromptu addition to the song is not heard on the soundtrack album version, instead replaced by sung vocals by Diana Ross.) The song's opening line is sung by Luther Vandross
, the song's composer (Vandross' line was to represent one of the Winkies singing and dancing on a table while throwing up an item in the film).

The film version was released as a single in some continental

The Netherlands,[1]
credited to The Wiz Stars featuring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.

Contents

The single release is an edit of the first half of the song, which in its entirety runs 7:49 on the film's soundtrack. It is backed by the second half of the song, which is labeled as "Liberation Ballet – A Brand New Day". The "Liberation Ballet" is primarily instrumental and is composed of uptempo dance music in a variety of styles, with the film's cast and choir cheering and singing "Can you feel the brand new day" throughout the piece.

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ISBN 0-7552-0091-8
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  2. ^ "The Wiz Stars feat. Diana Ross & Michael Jackson – A Brand New Day" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Wiz Stars feat. Diana Ross & Michael Jackson – A Brand New Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1979". Ultratop. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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