Another Day (U2 song)

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"Another Day"
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Single by U2
Released26 February 1980 [1]
RecordedDecember 1979
Studio Whitfield Street (London)
Genre Post-punk
Length3:24
Label CBS Ireland
Songwriter U2
Producer Chas de Whalley
U2 singles chronology
"Out of Control"
(1979)		"Another Day"
(1980)		"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic 2.5/5 [2]

"Another Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2. [3] It was commercially released as a single on 26 February 1980 by CBS Ireland as a follow-up to the band's first release, the EP U2-3 .

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Recording

"Another Day" was recorded by U2 at CBS Studios in London at No. 31-37 Whitfield Street, W1, [4] [5] [Note 1] in December 1979 during a mini-tour of the city, which comprised their first live performances outside of Ireland. It was produced by the CBS talent scout Chas de Whalley. [6] and engineered by Walter Samuel.

The B-side is an early version of the song "Twilight", recorded by the band with the sound engineer Dave Freely at the Eamonn Andrews Studios in Dublin in a 15-minute demo session in February 1979, [7] which would later be re-recorded for inclusion on its first album Boy (1980).

Release

The single was released on 26 February 1980 exclusively in Ireland in a small scale pressing but failed to enter the Irish Singles Chart. In 2008, the song was included in the deluxe editions of the reissue of Boy.

Live performances

The song is known to have been played at six concerts (twice on 11 May 1980, for a total of 7 occasions). Its last known performance was on 27 July 1980 at Leixlip Castle, County Kildare in Ireland.

Critical reception

Reviewing the single, Hot Press wrote: "'Another Day' is champing, bright and blowing and overflowing with harmonic strength. There's a lot of love on this record - repay it." Reviewing The Sense of Ireland festival performance, they wrote: "I still think there's something wrong with the internal dynamics of some of the songs; 'Another Day', for instance, definitely loses pace in the middle." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Another Day"3:24
2."Twilight" (Demo version)4:35

Notes

  1. ↑ The studio closed and the building was converted into an office block in 2005. http://www.devonshireproperty.co.uk/projects/whitfield_street.php

References

  1. ↑ Sams, Aaron; Kantas, Harry. "U2 – "Another Day" Single". U2songs.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Griffith, JT. "Another Day Review by JT Griffith". AllMusic . NETAKTION LLC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Entry for 'Another Day' on the online 'Discogs' recording database. https://www.discogs.com/U2-Another/release/952259
  4. ↑ History of the CBS Studio, London. http://www.philsbook.com/cbs-Levys.html
  5. ↑ Entry for CBS Studios, London, on 'Discogs' online database. https://www.discogs.com/label/198769-Whitfield-Street-Recording-Studios
  6. ↑ de Whalley, Chas (September 2004). "Another Time: The Inside Story of U2's Very First Record". Record Collector . No. 301.
  7. ↑ U2 – Another Day (1980, Sunburst Labels, Vinyl) , retrieved 2021-08-03
  8. ↑ "REELING IN THE YEARS". Hot Press . Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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