Promise of a New Day

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"Promise of a New Day"
"Promise of a New Day" cover
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Spellbound
Released 1991
Format cassette, vinyl, CD
Genre Pop
Label Virgin
Chart positions
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Rush Rush"
(1991)
"Promise of a New Day"
(1991)
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
(1991)

"Promise of a New Day" is the second single from American artist Paula Abdul's album Spellbound.

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[edit] Song information

The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 14, 1991. It became Abdul's sixth number one single and also sixth number one single in a row. It is also her last number one single to date.

The track is a fresh pop/dance song that also opened up the album being the first track.

[edit] Music video

Paula Abdul in the "Promise of a New Day" music video, directed by Andy Delaney & Monty Whitebloom.
Paula Abdul in the "Promise of a New Day" music video, directed by Andy Delaney & Monty Whitebloom.

The popular music video of the song was shot in front of a green screen of footage shot in Hawaii since Abdul had a busy schedule at the time the background footage shot in Hawaii was shot without her. She shot her scenes in front of the green screen and they were edited into the video.

Abdul has said she had spent a whole day shooting the video for just the part where she was in the water she said she got a cold after spending so much time in the pool shooting the scene. Abdul also has stated that during one of the dance sequences, she fell. She did not suffer any injury, but embarassment, as she was in a very short skirt during the spill.

There was a controversy with the video because the video was "pinched" and many speculated this was to make Abdul look thinner because she gained a little weight. On Pop Up Video, VH1 secured that it was actually make the dancers appear closer together.

[edit] Track listings and formats

UK 12" Record

1. The Promise of a New Day - Westcoast 12"

2. The Promise of a New Day - Album Version

3. The Promise of a New Day - Extended Club Version


US Cassette

1. The Promise of a New Day - 7" Edit

2. The Promise of a New Day - 12" Mix/West Coast 12"

[edit] Official remixes

  • Westcoast 12"
  • Westcoast 7"
  • Westcoast Dub
  • Eastcoast 12"
  • 7" Edit
  • Extended Club Version

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1
Australia ARIA Singles Chart 31
UK Singles Chart 52
Preceded by
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
September 14, 1991
Succeeded by
"I Adore Mi Amor" by Color Me Badd