The Promise of a New Day

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"The Promise of a New Day"
Paula Abdul The Promise.jpg
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Spellbound
ReleasedJuly 1991
Studio
  • Studio Masters (Los Angeles)
  • Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
Genre Dance-pop [1]
Length
  • 4:32 (album version)
  • 4:13 (7-inch edit)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Peter Lord
  • V. Jeffrey Smith
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Rush Rush"
(1991)		"The Promise of a New Day"
(1991)		"Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
(1991)

"The Promise of a New Day" is the opening track and second single from American artist Paula Abdul's second studio album, Spellbound (1991). The song was written by Paula Abdul, Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith. It became Abdul's sixth and final number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Chart performance

"The Promise of a New Day" debuted at No. 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the week ending July 20, 1991, claiming the spot of Hot Shot Debut. [2] The following week, the single climbed to No. 26, with this week claiming the Greatest Airplay Gainer. [3] The song reached No. 1 on the chart on September 14, 1991, and ended the reign of Bryan Adams' long-running No. 1 hit, "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)". The following week, it fell to No. 5, and departed the top 40 only four weeks later. It was Abdul's sixth chart-topping single, and her last No. 1 single to date. [4]

Music video

The video, directed by Big TV! (Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom) was shot during the week of July 8, 1991. [5] Filming took place in two different locations with backgrounds for the video being shot in Hawaii, with Abdul and her backup dancers being filmed separately on a sound stage and later composited through blue screen. Abdul was unable to attend filming in Hawaii due to prior commitments.

Track listings

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJuly 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Virgin
United KingdomAugust 19, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [34]
JapanAugust 21, 1991Mini-CD [35]

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