Perfect Day (EMF song)

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"Perfect Day"
EMF - Perfect Day.jpg
Single by EMF
from the album Cha Cha Cha
ReleasedFebruary 1995
Recorded1994
Genre Alternative rock
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) EMF
EMF singles chronology
"It's You"
(1992)
"Perfect Day"
(1995)
"Bleeding You Dry"
(1995)

"Perfect Day" is a single by British band EMF. It was the first single from their album Cha Cha Cha . The single was released in February 1995 and reaching number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Singles

CDR 6401

  1. "Perfect Day" (Album Version)
  2. "Angel"
  3. "I Won't Give in to You"
  4. "Kill for You" (Lo-Fi Mix)

CDR 6401 (The Remixes)

  1. "Perfect Day" (Perfect Mix)
  2. "Perfect Day" (Chris and James Epic Adventure)
  3. "Perfect Day" (Black One Remix)
  4. "Perfect Day" (Toytown Mix)

Music video

The music video was shot in Florida and had the band roaming around doing different things. It also shows random shots of locals and also shows the band posing as locals.


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