See the Day
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| Single by Dee C. Lee from the album Shrine |
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| Released | 21 October 1985 | ||||
| Format | 7" 12" |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Label | CBS | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dee C. Lee | ||||
| Producer | Brian Robson | ||||
| Certification | Silver - UK (200,000) | ||||
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"See the Day" was a 1985 single by Dee C. Lee. The song was written by Dee C. Lee herself and produced by Brian Robson. Ian Ritchie played saxophone on the recording. The single was released on 21 October 1985, and on December 2, "See the Day" peaked at number 3 in the British singles chart where it stayed for two weeks. The single sold in excess of 250,000 copies, receiving a silver certification, becoming Dee C. Lee's greatest hit single. "See the Day" also charted in Australia, Germany and the Netherlands.
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[edit] Track listings
7" single
A "See the Day"
B "The Paris Match"
12" single
A1 "See the Day"
A2 "The Paris Match"
B1 "Luck" [live version]
B2 "Don't Do It Baby" [remix]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 36 |
| German Singles Chart | 36 |
[edit] Girls Aloud version
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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album Chemistry |
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| B-side | "It's Magic" "I Don't Really Hate You" |
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| Released | 19 December 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD single, maxi single, digital single | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:04 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dee C. Lee | ||||
| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
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In 2005, Girls Aloud made a cover version of the song, which they later released as a single. The single was released only five weeks after their previous single "Biology" leading to confusion as to which track was in fact a released single. Perhaps due to this, it became their lowest placing single at the time, charting at #9, now a joint low with their 18th single release, Can't Speak French, from their 4th studio album Tangled Up, which also charted at #9 on 23 March 2008. The single spent only 6 weeks in the UK Top 75 Singles Chart and 8 weeks in the Ireland Top 50. On 16 June 2006 Girls Aloud won the Heart Award for "See the Day" at the O2 Silver Clef Lunch, an annual awards honouring song writing and performance in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh, members of the band, attended the awards presentation ceremony.
Lucy Benjamin performed a version of "See the Day" on Celebrity X Factor that was credited as "Girls Aloud". Following the final and Benjamin's victory, the single re-entered the Top 200.
Cheryl Cole stated in January 2008 that the song was only put out because they were stuck for ballads. "I wish we hadn't released See The Day. I absolutely hate that track, I don't think it's us at all, it's really old fashioned."[1]
[edit] Music video
The video for "See the Day" featured the members of Girls Aloud clad in frilly white dresses in an icy winter setting, sitting and lying in snow (which was actually salt) as digitised snowflakes fell from the starry black sky.
Occasionally words from the chorus of the song were spelt in the sky with stars as the shot is pulled back.
Group shots were tableau-like, and occasionally the shot pulled back to reveal that the girls were inside of a snowglobe being held in Sarah's hand.
The video was shot by the same director of "Biology" and in the same studio.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "See The Day".
| CD1: Polydor / 9875964 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "See the Day" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "It's Magic" | 3:52 |
| CD2: Polydor / 9875965 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "See the Day" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "I Don't Really Hate You" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "See the Day" [Soundhouse Masterblaster Mix] | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Chemistry Album Medley" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "See the Day" [Video] | 3:29 |
| 6. | "See the Day" [Karaoke Video] | 3:29 |
| 7. | "See the Day" [Game] | |
| 8. | "See the Day" [Bonus Ringtone] | |
[edit] Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"See the Day"
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| Album Version | Chemistry, "See the Day" single, The Sound of Girls Aloud |
| Soundhouse Masterblaster Mix | "See the Day" single |
| Video | "See the Day" single, The Greatest Hits Live [DVD] |
"It's Magic"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | Chemistry, "See the Day" single |
[edit] Charts
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