One Day Like This

Elbow

About One Day Like This

"One Day Like This" is the second single from Elbow's fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid, released on 2 June 2008 on two 7" vinyl records and one CD single. On 21 May 2009, the song won the Ivor Novello award for Best Song. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 41 on its list of "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". After the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, the single peaked at #4 in the UK - a new high for the song and for the band. 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." 


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2008
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Drinking in the morning sun
Blinking in the morning sun
Shaking off the heavy one
Heavy like a loaded gun

What made me behave that way?
Using words I never say
I can only think it must be love
Oh, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

Someone tell me how I feel
It's silly wrong but vivid right
Oh, kiss me like the final meal
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight

Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see the light
Yeah, lying with me half awake
Oh, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

When my face is chamois-creased
If you think I'll wink, I did
Laugh politely at repeats
Yeah, kiss me when my lips are thin

Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see you like
Yeah, lying with me half awake
Stumbling over what to say
Well, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

Throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year'd see me right
Throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year'd we'll sing it right

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Elbow

Elbow are an English alternative rock band comprising Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Richard Jupp (drums, percussion), Craig Potter (keyboards, piano), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals), and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). They have played together since 1990 and have released five studio albums: Asleep in the Back (2001), Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005), The Seldom Seen Kid (2008), and Build a Rocket Boys! (2011). In the UK, all of their albums have made the top twenty, and seven of their singles have been in the top forty. more »

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Written by: Guy Edward John Garvey, Craig Lee Potter, Mark Potter, Peter James Turner, Richard Barry Jupp

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

RELEASE DATE
"One Day Like This" is a single from the British alternative rock band Elbow's fourth studio album, "The Seldom Seen Kid", which was released in March 2008.
CHART PERFORMANCE
The song reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart, marking it as one of the band's most successful singles to date.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"One Day Like This" received widespread critical acclaim and was awarded the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category at the Ivor Novello Awards in 2009.
PUBLIC RECEPTION
The song is immensely popular among the public too. It was voted as the third-best song of 2008 in the Australian radio station Triple J's "Hottest 100" countdown.
LYRICS INSPIRATION
The song is famous for its uplifting lyrics. Guy Garvey, Elbow's frontman, reportedly stated that the song's hook line, "One day like this a year would see me right," was inspired by a euphoric walk home after a great night out.
USE IN MEDIA
The song has been extensively used in high profile media events. It was used during the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony and the BBC's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
LONG TERM SUCCESS
Even though the song did not initially achieve chart-topping success, its persistent popularity has made it one of Elbow's defining songs. Ten years after its release, it was still among the UK's most played and most loved songs.
MUSIC VIDEO
The official music video for "One Day Like This" was notably a single, unbroken take shot at Abbey Road Studios, featuring the band accompanied by a string section.
ORCHESTRAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The song features choral arrangements and is backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, adding a sweeping, grandiose feel to the track.
COVER VERSIONS
Due to its popularity, various musicians and ensembles have covered "One Day Like This", including Sarah Brightman and the cast of the popular TV show "Glee".

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