The Promise of a New Day

The Promise of a New Day is a pop - / R & B -Song by Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith, who is with the US Pop - and R & B - singer and dancer Paula Abdul produced. The song was released in July 1991 as the second single from Abdul's second studio album Spellbound .

background

The single became a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Canada on September 14, 1991 . This made it Abdul's sixth consecutive number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, which had previously only been achieved by the Beatles , the Bee Gees and Whitney Houston . It is their last number one hit to date, as Abdul's commercial success waned rapidly with the next released single, Blowing Kisses in the Wind . The single version of the song is 4:17 minutes, the album version 4:32 minutes.

Music video

The music video was shot in Hawaii using green screen technology .

Charts

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 86 (5 weeks) 5  United Kingdom (OCC) 52 (2 weeks) 2  United States (Billboard) 1 (16 weeks) 16

Annual charts Charts (1991) placement Annual charts (1991)  United States (Billboard) 41

Cover versions

The song was from the American band Associates Mirrorball gecovert .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE UK US
2. ^ Billboard Top 100 - 1991 . Retrieved September 15, 2009.