Greatest Day
Greatest Day may refer to:
See also
Greatest Day (Beverley Knight song)
"Greatest Day" is a song by Beverley Knight, released as the fifth single from her album Prodigal Sista. The track became her biggest charting single up to that point when it peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, and still remaims one of her best-known hits. The track, which was re-recorded by Mike Spencer to move the sound away from the original album version to a more disco feel, was nominated for Best Single at the 1999 MOBO Awards.
Knight recently performed the song as the final song on her Music City Soul tour.
The video for the song was shot by director Jake Nava who also previously shot Beverley's "Made It Back '99" video and has since gone on to become a much sought-after video director.
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Charts
Personnel
Greatest Day (Take That song)
"Greatest Day" is a song by British pop group Take That. It was released through Polydor Records on 24 November 2008 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The Circus (2008). The song was written and produced by Take That and co-produced by John Shanks.
The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's eleventh UK number-one single. It has since been certified Gold in the United Kingdom selling over 520,000 copies.
Background
"Greatest Day" was written by Take That and produced by John Shanks. The song was written and recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill and was mixed in Los Angeles at the Jim Henson Studios, Gary Barlow revealed on an episode of The Xtra Factor in 2011 that it took him 3–4 hours to write this song.
Music video
The video for "Greatest Day" was filmed on location in Los Angeles on top of a 60 storey building in the downtown area and has become an iconic for the band. It was directed by Meiert Avis, who previously shot videos for U2, Damien Rice, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. The band shot the video while visiting producer John Shanks in the city who was mixing the album. It shows the band performing the song as they look on the sun setting in LA before they are beamed up into a light as the song finishes. The video premiered on AOL on 22 October 2008.
Greatest Day
Mmm, the greatest day, yeah
Gonna tell you
(Ah ooh oooh)
Ooh, yeah
Feelin' good now
It's a good thing the air feels cool today
And it's better that God don't send the rain
And it's best if heaven holds back the clouds
'Cos inside of me there's fire untamed
See, everyday I find a four leaf clover
Everyday Lady Luck is at my door
And all of the fear I fight is in remission
To come around no more
And I'm feelin' good
(Oh, really)
Never better
(Never better)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
(The greatest day, the greatest day)
And I'm feelin' good
(So good)
Never better
(Never better)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
It's a good thing your heater broke down today
And it's better you keep them drinks on ice
And it's best if you got them chills down in your soul
'Cos the heat inside of me will surely suffice, yeah
And none of the world's restraints could ever hold me
And none of the superficial could tie me down
And none of the pain I felt is enough to break me
See my face was never made to cry
And I'm feelin' good
(So good)
Never better
(Never better)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
(Mmm, the greatest day, the greatest day)
And I'm feelin' good
(Alright)
Never better
(Never better)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
Ow hey, hey, yeah, the greatest day
Come in, the sun is shining out
It's all good in my hood, yeah
Everybody happy, sun smilin'
So someone tell me what the day is today
Greatest day
And I'm feelin' good
(Ooh ooh, yeah)
Never better
(Never better, no)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
(Ooh, it's the greatest day)
And I'm feelin' good
(Hey, hey)
Never better
(Never better, no)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
(Whoah, whoah, greatest day, greatest day)
And I'm feelin' good
(Ooh ooh yeah)
Never better
(Mmm, never better, no, no)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
(Ooh, it's the greatest day of my life)
And I'm feelin' good
(Hey, hey)
Never better
(Never better, people)
In fact, it's the greatest day of my life
(Ooh, I'm feeling so good everything is alright)
Could you qualify that?
(Never better)
And what day is today people?
(The greatest day of my life ah ooh ooh)
(never better ooh)
And what day is it?
(Whoah oah, greatest day, greatest day, ah)
The greatest day
Feeling good, feeling better, feeling alright
Somebody stop the sun in the sky for me
