Grey Day

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"Grey Day"
Single by Madness
from the album 7
Released	April 17, 1981
Format	vinyl record 7", 12"
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop
Length	3:40
Label	Stiff Records
Writer(s)	Mike Barson
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Chart positions
UK #4
Madness singles chronology
"Return of the Los Palmas 7"	"Grey Day"	"Shut Up"

"Grey Day" is a song by English ska/pop band Madness.

Released on April 1981 it later appeared on their third album 7. The song was written by Mike Barson when Madness were still known as The Invaders. "Grey Day" was a big departure from their early ska sound with much darker, miserable feel. It spent 10 weeks in UK charts peaking at number 4.

[edit] Track listing

• 7" single

1. "Grey Day" - 3:37
2. "Memories" - 2:24

• 12" single

1. "One Step Beyond" (Spanish version) - 2:18
2. "Baggy Trousers" - 2:46
3. "Grey Day" - 3:37
4. "Take It Or Leave It" - 3:27

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"