Another Day in Paradise (song)
| Another day in paradise | |
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| Phil Collins | |
| publication | October 1989 |
| length | 5:22 |
| Genre (s) | pop music |
| Author (s) |
Phil Collins , Hugh Padgham |
| album | ... But Seriously |
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| 2001 | Brandy feat. Ray J |
| 2016 | Remady & Manu-L |
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Another Day in Paradise is a pop song by Phil Collins in 1989, which hit number one in many countries has been. In 2001 the cover version of Brandy Norwood reached the charts again in several countries.
The original by Phil Collins
Another Day in Paradise was written by Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham to raise awareness of the problem of homelessness , especially in the United States . In the video , photos of the homeless and text inserts (“One Billion People Have Inadequate Shelter”, “3 Million Homeless In America” and “100 Million Homeless Worldwide”) underline the message. In addition to Collins, who took over vocals, keyboards and drums, David Crosby as backing singer , Leland Sklar on bass and Dominic Miller as guitarist took part in the recording .
The song was released on October 9, 1989 as the first single from Collins album ... But Seriously . After its release in the US in December 1989, the piece was number one on the Billboard charts for four weeks . In 1991, Collins and Padgham received a Grammy for the song as recording of the year . In 2009, Collins Version was listed at # 86 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time .
Cover version of brandy
In 2001, the American R&B singer Brandy released a cover version of the song in a duet with her brother Ray J as a single from the European version of her album Full Moon . Brandy also recorded the song for Project Urban Renewal , a tribute album for Collins with covers of his hits by hip-hop and R&B artists. The R&B version was produced by Guy Roche and a dance remix by the Norwegian hit duo Stargate . Brandy's version also achieved top ten placements in various countries. In addition, the cover version received the gold record in Austria, Australia , Germany, France and Switzerland .
More cover versions
The song was covered by numerous other artists, for example in 1990 by Max Greger and Jam Tronik , in 1992 by Howard Carpendale , in 1994 by James Last feat. Richard Clayderman , 1997 by Dennis Brown , 2002 by Max Raabe feat. Palace Orchestra , 2007 by Reel Big Fish . In 2016 Remady & Manu-L had a top 5 hit in Switzerland with a dance version. In 2019 there was a version of the jazz formation 4 Wheel Drive ( Nils Landgren , Michael Wollny , Lars Danielsson and Wolfgang Haffner ).
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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250,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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 silver
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200,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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gold
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25,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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silver
|
200,000 |
| All in all |
2 × silver 3 × gold |
1,175,000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
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- ↑ Charts CH
- ↑ Maury Dean: Rock N 'Roll Gold Rush . Algora, 2003, ISBN 0-87586-207-1 , p. 60.
- ↑ YouTube channel by Phil Collins: Video for "Another Day in Paradise"
- ↑ The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (90–81) ( Memento from April 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ US hip-hop stars sing Phil Collins songs - thanks to a German record manager . Focus
- ↑ Jazz - DER SPIEGEL 1/2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on July 22, 2018 .
- ^ Certificazioni. fimi.it, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. riaa.com, accessed July 22, 2018 .
- ↑ BPI Awards. bpi.co.uk, accessed July 22, 2018 .