The Day (Moby song)
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| "The Day" | ||||
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| Single by Moby | ||||
| from the album Destroyed | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2011 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Moby | |||
| Producer(s) | Moby | |||
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"The Day" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, from his tenth studio album Destroyed (2011). It was released as the album's second single on May 9, 2011.
Background[edit]
Moby talked about the track on his website blog, saying "'The Day' was written in a hotel room in Spain at dawn when I hadn't slept. It was a beautiful hotel room, a beautiful perfect hotel room and it was six or seven in the morning. I wrote it on an acoustic guitar and recorded it on my phone, brought it home and re-recorded it with old broken down electronics that I have in my studio".[1]
The track is a return to a more electronic sound than his last album Wait for Me.[citation needed] Moby says it was inspired by David Bowie and Brian Eno's production "circa Low and Heroes".[2]
This song and "Bleu Noir" by Mylène Farmer both use a similar backing track (the latter song was also produced by Moby).
Release[edit]
"The Day" was first released in advance on April 2, 2011 on the iTunes Store. The song was officially released as a single bundled with remixes on May 9.[3]
Music video[edit]
On April 21, 2011, Moby released the song's video, directed by Evan Bernard. The video stars Heather Graham as a beautiful angel who slays demons in a hospital.[4][5] The video is intercut with patients lying in bed, as well as Moby singing the song as other people lie on the ceiling.[6]
Legacy[edit]
The song appears in the 2013 film Trance.
Track listing[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Moby Announces the Release of a New Single, The Day, Out May 9th". Moby.com. March 15, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (April 22, 2011). "Watch: Moby – 'The Day'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "New Music – The Day – Listen here". Moby.com. April 4, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Heather Graham Is an Angel of Mercy in Moby's 'The Day'". Rolling Stone. April 20, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Simpson, David (April 27, 2011). "Moby's 'The Day' Featuring Heather Graham (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Moby (April 21, 2011). "..and here's the video for 'the day'!". Moby.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Day (Remixes) by Moby". United States: iTunes Store. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Day Remixes Pt. 1". Beatport. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Day Remixes Pt. 2". Beatport. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Day Remixes Pt. 3". Beatport. Retrieved February 26, 2018.