One Day Like This (song)
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Single by Elbow | ||||
from the album The Seldom Seen Kid | ||||
Released | 2 June 2008 | |||
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Label | Fiction | |||
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"Elbow - One Day Like This (Official Video)" on YouTube |
"One Day Like This" is the second single from English band Elbow's fourth studio album, The Seldom Seen Kid, released on 2 June 2008[1] on two 7-inch vinyl records and one CD single.
On 21 May 2009, the song won the
Background
The chorus line lyric "one day like this a year would see me right" had been in singer Guy Garvey's diary for several years before the song was written. Speaking in 2014 about the song, Garvey said, "We put the chords behind it and realised it was going to be the hook of all hooks. I was like, 'what do we think?'... It was, 'it's kind of similar to "Hey Jude", isn't it?' I was like, 'yeah, and it's also similar to "Loaded" by Primal Scream, and we like both those songs, don't we?' So isn't it just generous to do that, isn't it a satisfying thing for the listener?... And my God, how it changed our fortunes."[3]
Chart performance
"One Day Like This" debuted at No. 39 in the
Music video
The promotional video for the song was directed by Rigan Ledwidge.
Track listings
CD single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One Day Like This" | 6:33 |
2. | "Lullaby" | 3:13 |
7-inch vinyl 1
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One Day Like This" | 6:34 |
2. | "Every Bit the Little Girl" | 4:32 |
7-inch vinyl 2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One Day Like This" | 6:34 |
2. | "Li'l Pissed Charmin' Tune" | 3:44 |
Credits
- Producer – Craig Potter, Elbow
- Words By – Guy Garvey
- Written By – Elbow
Charts
Chart (2008–2012) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] | 19 |
Scotland (OCC)[10] | 7 |
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Cover versions
Snow Patrol covered "One Day Like This" on Jo Whiley's "Live Lounge on Tour", and was released as a limited edition b-side of "Crack the Shutters".[11][12] An excerpt from the song is included in "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley", a charity single performed by Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band, released on 21 November 2009. The excerpt segues from "Hey Jude"—a similarity pointed out by Garvey.[3]
Sarah Brightman version
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Single by Sarah Brightman | ||||
from the album Dreamchaser | ||||
Released | 15 April 2013 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 5:57 | |||
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"One Day Like This" was the second single from Sarah Brightman's eleventh studio album, Dreamchaser, released on 15 April (16 January in Japan), 2013, and produced by Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert.[13][14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One Day Like This" | 5:57 |
2. | "One Day Like This" (Radio Edit) | 3:45 |
Music video
This music video starts with Sarah in her purple kimono setting her own tea for breakfast. She then dresses herself up in black and gold and has her hair tied in an updo and she puts on her space helmet for the rest.
References
- ^ "One Day Like This: Elbow: Music". Amazon.com.
- ^ "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ The Economist Newspaper Limited. pp. 78–87.
- ^ a b c d "Elbow: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b "British single certifications – Elbow – One Day Like This". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "New Elbow Video – "One Day Like This"". 1 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Reed, Audrey E. (2 August 2006). "A new spin on advertising". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Aarrow sign spinner Elbows One Day music video". AArrow Advertising.fr.[dead link]
- ^ "Elbow – One Day Like This" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Snow Patrol - Live Lounge Tour 2008". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Eskimos, The (15 December 2008). "Crack the Shutters out now!". Snow Patrol.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ The Unit. "Discography". Sarah Brightman. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "One Day Like This". iTunes.