A New Day (song)

"A New Day" is a single by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released by E.G. Records in July 1984 as a 7-inch and 12-inch single. The B-side to the 7" release was a remix of the song, named "Dance Day". The single reached No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] A promotional video was filmed for the song, the first time the band made a video for a non-album single.

For other songs with a similar title, see New Day. For the Newley/Bricusse song covered by Nina Simone, see Feeling Good.

"A New Day"
Single by Killing Joke
A-side"A New Day"
B-side"Dance Day"
ReleasedJuly 1984 (July 1984)
GenrePost-punk
Length8:28
LabelE.G. Records
Songwriter(s)Jaz Coleman
Kevin "Geordie" Walker
Paul Raven
Paul Ferguson
Chris Kimsey
Producer(s)Killing Joke
Chris Kimsey
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Eighties"
(1984)		 "A New Day"
(1984)		 "Love Like Blood"
(1985)
7" B-Side
A New Day Side B Inner Sleeve

The song was later included on the 2008 reissue of Night Time. "Dance Day" was later included on the compilation "Wilful Days" (mistakenly titled "A New Day").

Track listings

The 7-inch single featured "Dance Day" as the B-side. The 12" single featured a dub mix of "A New Day" as its A-side and the original track as the B-side. A 7" release in Portugal used a shorter edit of "A New Day" instead.[3]

7" vinyl single
Side A
  1. "A New Day" – 04:08
Side B
  1. "Dance Day" – 03:40

12" vinyl single
Side A
  1. "A New Day (Dub Mix)" – 04:20
Side B
  1. "A New Day" – 04:08

Charts
Year Chart Peak
Position
1984 UK Singles Chart[1] 56

References
  1. Official Charts Company - Killing Joke. OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-05
  2. "A New Day". Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  3. "A New Day Portugal 7″ single". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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