| "One Better Day" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album Keep Moving | ||||
| Released | 2 June 1984 | |||
| Studio | AIR (London) | |||
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| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
| Composer(s) | Mark Bedford | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Graham McPherson | |||
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| "One Better Day" on YouTube | ||||
"One Better Day" is a song by English ska band Madness from their fifth studio album Keep Moving (1984). The song, written by Suggs (Graham McPherson) and Mark Bedford,[1] was released as a single in the United Kingdom, and spent seven weeks in the charts peaking at number 18.[2]
The single was a last minute choice, as "Victoria Gardens" from the same album was originally slated to be the album's second single.[2] The remixed version of "Victoria Gardens" intended for the A-side was instead included as a bonus track on the 12" single. The substitution was likely made to avoid releasing two consecutive singles with Carl Smyth as lead vocalist, following the disappointing (by their standards) sales of "Michael Caine" and widespread rumours that Suggs was about to leave, or had already left, the group. This was the last single on the Stiff Records label, before the band's creation of their own label, Zarjazz Records.[2] The B-side "Guns" was McPherson's first solo writing credit and meant that all seven members of the group had at least one solo composition.
- ^ "Allmusic.com Keep Moving Overview". Retrieved on June 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c "The Madness Timeline: 1984". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved on June 27, 2007.