This Is the Day

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"This Is the Day"
The The This Is The Day.jpg
Single by the The
from the album Soul Mining
Released2 September 1983
Studio
Genre New wave, synthpop
Length4:59 (album version)
3:42 (single edit)
Label Some Bizzare/Epic
Songwriter(s) Matt Johnson
Producer(s)
The The singles chronology
"Perfect"
(1983)
"This Is the Day"
(1983)
"Heartland"
(1986)

"This Is the Day" is a song written by Matt Johnson and originally released as a single by his band The The on 2 September 1983. [3] It reached number 71 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] A version of the song was included on the band's debut album Soul Mining , released in October 1983.

Contents

A re-recorded version of the song, re-titled "That Was the Day", was released as the lead track on the Dis-Infected EP in 1993. The EP reached number 17 on the UK singles chart. [5]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "This Is the Day" – 3:42
  2. "Mental Healing Process" – 3:44

12" single

  1. "This Is the Day" (Extended Version) – 5:22
  2. "I've Been Waitin' for Tomorrow (All of My Life)" (Special Mix) – 7:36

Artwork

The artwork is by Andy Johnson. The font was designed by Fiona Skinner. An alternative layout for the the The logo was used on this single with the lowercase 'the' larger and set at an angle.

Video

Fiona Skinner directed the promo video for the re-release of 1983 single. The video is a collage of images and memories illustrating Matt Johnson's childhood and Skinner and Johnson's relationship. The single was re-released around the time they split. Skinner created the farewell promo for the song.

Personnel

Credits for the album version are adapted from the sleeve notes for Soul Mining. [6]

Charts

Chart performance for "This Is the Day"
Chart (1983)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 71
Chart performance for "That Was the Day"
Chart (1994)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Note

  1. Although the only two studios credited in the liner notes for Soul Mining are Advision and Sarm, Johnson has since stated in several interviews that the majority of the album was recorded at the Garden studio in Shoreditch, east London. [1] [2]

Manic Street Preachers version

"This Is the Day"
ThisIsTheDay.jpg
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album National Treasures – The Complete Singles
Released18 September 2011
Studio Faster Recording Studios, Cardiff
Genre
Length3:37
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Matt Johnson
Producer(s) Loz Williams & Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Postcards from a Young Man"
(2010)
"This Is the Day"
(2011)
"Show Me the Wonder"
(2013)

In September 2011, "This Is the Day" was covered by Manic Street Preachers as a single to promote their National Treasures – The Complete Singles compilation album. The CD single was only available as a limited edition with the CD/DVD version of National Treasures on the HMV website. [8]

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "This Is the Day" – 3:37
  2. "We Were Never Told" – 3:20

HMV exclusive CD

  1. "This Is the Day" – 3:37
  2. "Rock 'n' Roll Genius" – 2:40

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