This Is the Day (Ivy song)

"This Is the Day"
Single by Ivy
from the album Apartment Life and Something About Mary (Music from the Motion Picture)
B-side "Sleeping Late", "Sweet Mary"
Released April 29, 1999
Format CD single
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop rock, indie rock
Length 3:33
Label 550 Music
Writer(s) Dominique Durand, Adam Schlesinger, Andy Chase
Producer(s) Adam Schlesinger, Andy Chase
Ivy singles chronology
"The Best Thing"
(1997)		 "This Is the Day"
(1999)		 "You Don't Know Anything"
(1999)
Alternative cover
CD single cover

"This Is the Day" is a song by American indie rock band Ivy. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Apartment Life, in Austria on April 29, 1999. It was preceded by singles "I've Got a Feeling" and "The Best Thing".

After initially being released as a promotional single in the United States, "This Is the Day" was re-released in 1999 after appearing on the soundtrack for the film There's Something About Mary.[1]

Background and release

Lyrically, the song discusses a girl leaving a guy in a relationship, which in turn will make everything better in the guy's life.[2]

"This Is the Day" was released as a CD single in 1999, with B-sides "Sleeping Late" and "Sweet Mary". The same two B-sides also appeared on the European "You Don't Know Anything" CD single, issued by Atlantic Records.[3]

Critical reception

Much like the album, "This Is the Day" received primarily positive reviews from critics. Jack Rabid from AllMusic called the song a "60s-ish, horn laden skip [that] is lightweight [and] la-la-la pop personified".[4]

Track listings and formats

  1. "This Is the Day" - 3:33
  2. "Sleeping Late" – 2:30
  3. "Sweet Mary" - 3:14

Credits and personnel

Management
Personnel
  • Paul Q. Kolderie - mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Q Prime - management
  • Brenda Rotheiser - art direction, design
  • Adam Schlesinger - engineering, executive producer, mixing
  • Sean Slade - mixing

Credits and personnel adapted from "This Is the Day" liner notes[6] and Andy Chase's discography.[7]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[3] 1998 Promotional single 550 Music
Austria[5] 1999 CD single

References

  1. ↑ "There's Something about Mary Soundtrack". Soundtrackinfo.com. 1998-07-14. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. ↑ "This Is The Day Lyrics". Metro Lyrics. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "ivy - Discography". thebandivy.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "AllMusic Review by Jack Rabid". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Ivy - This Is The Day". Discogs. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. ↑ This Is the Day (liner notes). Ivy (band). 550 Music. 1999.
  7. ↑ Chase, Andy. "Discography". andychase.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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