Perfect Day (Jim Jones song)

"Perfect Day" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jim Jones released as the lead single from his fifth studio album Capo. The song features American rappers-producers Chink Santana and Lamont "LOGiC" Coleman, the latter of whom also happened to produce the record. The song was released as a digital download on December 7, 2010. The song is a notable departure from Jones' traditional style of rap, and instead features him singing—stylistically similar to 2010 pop rap contemporaries Wiz Khalifa and Kid Cudi.

"Perfect Day"
Single by Jim Jones featuring Chink Santana and Lamont "LOGiC" Coleman
from the album Capo
ReleasedDecember 7, 2010
GenrePop-rap[1]
Length3:12
LabelE1
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lamont "LOGiC" Coleman
Jim Jones singles chronology
"She Can Get It"
(2009)		 "Perfect Day"
(2010)		 "We Keep It Rockin"
(2011)
Music video
"Perfect Day" on YouTube

Background

In an interview with Artistdirect, when asked what's the story behind "Perfect Day?" What does that song mean to you? Jones responded[2]

It's a little bit of a different type of record for myself. I was in the studio with Logic trying to do something different, and that's what I came out with. I love "Perfect Day;" it's one of my favorite records that I've done this year. It's really creative. It looks it's doing pretty well at radio right now. I'm not mad. It's for the "pop" culture.

Music video

Directed by Zeus Morand and Jim Jones the video was released on Jim Jones VEVO on March 18, 2011. The video is set in various places including a hospital and features sign language for the hearing impaired. Jones' motivation for the innovative music video came from someone close to him: The mother of one of his close friends is deaf. "She asked, 'Why don't people in the music industry ever have people doing sign language in their videos because they love music, too?' They can feel the beat like anybody else," Jones told the Daily News in an interview at Empire Studio in the Flatiron District. Jones decided "Perfect Day" would be the ideal song to incorporate sign language - and he wanted to learn it as well. Jones dedicated the video to cancer patients or anyone affected by cancer, and to the soldiers at war right now.[3]

Charts
Chart (2011)[4] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 67

Release Information

Purchasable Release
Country Date Format Label Ref
United States December 7, 2010 Digital download E1 Music [5]

References
  1. cassiuslife.com/1222955/jim-jones-perfect-day-music-video/
  2. Jim Jones Talks Capo Artistdirect. Accessed April 21, 2011.
  3. Jim Jones Dedicates 'Perfect Day' To Cancer Patients, Soldiers AllHipHop
  4. Billboard. Accessed April 21, 2011.
  5. . iTunes.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
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