The song, written by Gillespie, was first widely heard when she competed on the TV talent contest Must Be the Music from TV Channel Sky One, singing it on the second semi-final. Accompanied only by an acoustic guitar, Gillespie made it through the final stage of the contest, eventually winning it. Judge Sharleen Spiteri commented after her performance that she "honestly think you've written yourself a hit record." This acoustic version of the song was put on sale after the TV broadcast on itunes and Skysongs, with all the profits off the sales going directly to the artists.
Speaking about the song, Gillespie has said that "I wrote it whilst sitting in Glasgow Green on a really lovely sunny day. The song is about that feeling that you get when you're sitting in the sun and everything just seems alive and beautiful, almost like that day was made especially for you."
Re-recorded versionedit
After winning the talent show, Gillespie was approached by several labels, eventually signing with Gary Barlow's Future Records, and recorded the album with producer Martin Terefe. As such, Gillespie cut a new version of the song for the album, adding fuller instrumentation with prominent drum and bass lines. Also notable is the addition of a string section throughout the song. While Gillespie said the new version may alienate some fans of the simpler acoustic version, she oversaw the process of how she wanted it to be recorded and personally liked the new take. This re-recorded version was selected as the album's lead single in January 2011.
Music videoedit
A video was produced for the re-recorded version, directed by Vanessa Caswill. It shows Emma resting still on several landscapes, like grass, floorboards and bedsheets, while several objects pass beside or circling her, like a spider, dishes with sweets, fruits, roads with miniature cars or Emma's own acoustic guitar and shoes. Filmed with a green screen, Gillespie said afterwards she did not enjoy the experience much: "I had to lie on the floor from eight in the morning till 11 at night. All my muscles were spasming. It was horrible."
Release and receptionedit
The original acoustic version of "This Day" was released the same night she performed it on Must Be the Music, and quickly escalated the UK charts. It eventually entered and peaked at #10 in the UK charts, becoming Emma's first top 10 hit. It also peaked at #9 in Ireland and at #7 in the Scottish Charts, and at #2 on the UK Indie Chart.
The re-recorded version, which drew some criticism for eliminating the simplicity of the song, substituting it with "anodyne strings" and "innocuous, featureless arrangements". The single, which had an acoustic cover of Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good" as the b-side, only managed to chart at #187.
^"Emma's Imagination: Artist Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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this, song, emil, bulls, song, porcelain, emil, bulls, album, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification,. For the Emil Bulls song see Porcelain Emil Bulls album This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources This Day song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message This Day is a song performed by Scottish singer Emma s Imagination an alias for Emma Gillespie from her debut album Stand Still This Day Single by Emma s Imaginationfrom the album Stand StillB side You Know I m No GoodReleased5 September 2010 original 3 January 2011 re recorded version Recorded2010GenrePop FolkLength1 51 original 3 11 re recorded version LabelFuture RecordsSongwriter s Emma GillespieProducer s Martin TerefeEmma s Imagination singles chronology Stamp Your Feet 2009 This Day 2010 Focus 2010 Contents 1 Details 2 Re recorded version 3 Music video 4 Release and reception 5 Tracklisting 6 Charts 7 ReferencesDetails editThe song written by Gillespie was first widely heard when she competed on the TV talent contest Must Be the Music from TV Channel Sky One singing it on the second semi final Accompanied only by an acoustic guitar Gillespie made it through the final stage of the contest eventually winning it Judge Sharleen Spiteri commented after her performance that she honestly think you ve written yourself a hit record This acoustic version of the song was put on sale after the TV broadcast on itunes and Skysongs with all the profits off the sales going directly to the artists Speaking about the song Gillespie has said that I wrote it whilst sitting in Glasgow Green on a really lovely sunny day The song is about that feeling that you get when you re sitting in the sun and everything just seems alive and beautiful almost like that day was made especially for you Re recorded version editAfter winning the talent show Gillespie was approached by several labels eventually signing with Gary Barlow s Future Records and recorded the album with producer Martin Terefe As such Gillespie cut a new version of the song for the album adding fuller instrumentation with prominent drum and bass lines Also notable is the addition of a string section throughout the song While Gillespie said the new version may alienate some fans of the simpler acoustic version she oversaw the process of how she wanted it to be recorded and personally liked the new take This re recorded version was selected as the album s lead single in January 2011 Music video editA video was produced for the re recorded version directed by Vanessa Caswill It shows Emma resting still on several landscapes like grass floorboards and bedsheets while several objects pass beside or circling her like a spider dishes with sweets fruits roads with miniature cars or Emma s own acoustic guitar and shoes Filmed with a green screen Gillespie said afterwards she did not enjoy the experience much I had to lie on the floor from eight in the morning till 11 at night All my muscles were spasming It was horrible Release and reception editThe original acoustic version of This Day was released the same night she performed it on Must Be the Music and quickly escalated the UK charts It eventually entered and peaked at 10 in the UK charts becoming Emma s first top 10 hit It also peaked at 9 in Ireland and at 7 in the Scottish Charts and at 2 on the UK Indie Chart The re recorded version which drew some criticism for eliminating the simplicity of the song substituting it with anodyne strings and innocuous featureless arrangements The single which had an acoustic cover of Amy Winehouse s You Know I m No Good as the b side only managed to chart at 187 Tracklisting editOriginal single 2010 This Day 1 51 Re recorded version 2011 This Day 3 11 You Know I m No Good 3 41 Charts editChart 2010 Peakposition UK Singles Chart 1 10 Scottish Singles Chart 7 UK Indie Chart 2 Irish Singles Chart 9 Chart 2011 Peakposition UK Singles Chart 187References edit Emma s Imagination Artist Chart History Official Charts Retrieved 1 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title This Day song amp oldid 1079524414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
