Another Day (Whigfield song)

"Another Day"
Single by Whigfield
from the album Whigfield
Released29 August 1994
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Whigfield singles chronology
"Saturday Night"
(1992) 		"Another Day"
(1994) 		"Think of You"
(1995)
Music video
"Another Day" on YouTube

"Another Day" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield, fronted by Danish-born Sannie Charlotte Carlson.[1] It was released in August 1994 by X-Energy, ZYX Music and Systematic as the second single from her debut album, Whigfield (1995). Written by producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva, with Annerley Gordon and Ray Dorset, the song was the follow-up single to Whigfield's 1994 hit single, "Saturday Night", and peaked at number seven in the United KIngdom. "Another Day" also became a top-10 hit in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and Zimbabwe. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number nine.

Critical reception

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Swedish Aftonbladet complimented "Another Day" as "a very good song" and very similar to "Saturday Night".[2] AllMusic editor William Cooper described it as "irresistibly catchy".[3] Larry Flick from Billboard found that it's "flying over the top with giddy kiddie flavors", noting that "the beats have breakneck energy, and the synths have a shiny, candy-coated flavor."[4] Chris Heath from The Daily Telegraph felt it was "much-underestimated".[5] Ross Jones from The Guardian declared the song as "fabulous".[6] Giles Smith from The Independent wrote, "It has a stock night-club drum beat, a few synthesisers plunking and juddering. This time, she informs us that she's running around and that she can't live another day without us."[7] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton commented, "There is no denying that the two tracks use exactly the same baseline and have an almost identical annoying piano figure running throughout. Having said that, "Another Day" is in some ways the better record of the two, being more of a proper song rather than "Saturday Night"'s sequence of lyrical set-pieces."[8]

A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "Take the bass and keyboards from "Saturday Night" and add a touch of Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime", and there you have it, the follow-up to a million seller. For those who liked "Saturday Night", it is inevitably a disappointment; for those who didn't, it's better than you'd expect."[9] John Kilgo from The Network Forty stated that here's "a very poppy uptempo dance number that will explode—especially at night." He added that Whigfield's "unique vocals and high-energy groove are the perfect combination for a great follow-up".[10] Johnny Cigarettes from NME said, "In short, it's the Mini-Pops singing 'In the Summertime' by Mungo Jerry to a squelchy beat and the piano riff from 'Saturday Night' played sideways."[11] Colin Paterson from The Observer felt the follow up "was the identical "Another Day". A case of Saturday Night, Sunday Mourning."[12]

Chart performance

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"Another Day" was quite successful on the charts in Europe, peaking at number three in both Denmark and Italy, and it was a top-10 hit in Finland (8), Ireland (5), Norway (9), Spain (6), Switzerland (9), and the UK. In the latter, it peaked at number seven after five weeks on the UK Singles Chart, where the song debuted at number 13 on 4 December 1994.[13] On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Another Day" reached number nine. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Germany (12) and a top-30 hit in France (24) and Iceland (22). Outside Europe, it entered the top 10 in Canada, where the single reached number two on both The Record singles chart and the RPM Dance chart. In the United States, "Another Day" charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number 21. In Zimbabwe, it reached number five. The single was awarded with a silver record in the United Kingdom, with 200,000 singles shipped.

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Another Day" can be seen as a continuation of the video for "Saturday Night". In the beginning, Whigfield arrives at a restaurant where she is supposed to meet someone. The person never shows up and Whigfield are sitting all by herself, singing. A couple sitting next to her have an argument and the woman throws the contents of the glass in the man's face. Next, some scenes show Whigfield waiting for someone in a theater, while other scenes show her sitting in the stairs while people come and go. In the end, she drives by taxi to the hotel where she lives and packs her things. The picture of the man she kissed in the front of the mirror in the video of "Saturday Night" is placed on the bedside table in her room. Whigfield lets the picture fall to the floor and leaves the hotel room.[14]

The video was later made available on YouTube by Energy TV in 2013, and had generated more than 4.2 million views as of November 2023.

Track listings

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 29 August 1994 CD ZYX Music [23]
United Kingdom 28 November 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Systematic [44]

References

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  5. ^ Heath, Chris (22 July 1995). "Pithy Revival For Juice's Front Man". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ Jones, Ross (3 December 1994). "Reviews: Singles". p. 29. The Guardian.
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