What a Beautiful Day (song)

"What a Beautiful Day" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Chris Cagle. It was released in November 2002 as the lead single from his self-titled album. The song reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at number 4 and also peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit.[1] It was written by Cagle and Monty Powell.

For the 2011 Italian film, see What a Beautiful Day (film).
"What a Beautiful Day"
Single by Chris Cagle
from the album Chris Cagle
ReleasedNovember 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)
GenreCountry
Length3:44
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Chris Cagle
Monty Powell
Producer(s)Chris Cagle, Robert Wright
Chris Cagle singles chronology
"Country by the Grace of God"
(2002)		 "What a Beautiful Day"
(2002)		 "Chicks Dig It"
(2003)

Content

The song is a moderate up-tempo mostly accompanied by piano and fiddle. It describes a day-by-day chronicle of a man and woman who meet, eventually falling in love and marrying. It starts with day one, on which the two lovers met; day two, where they "grabbed a bite to eat and talked all afternoon"; day fourteen, where they watch a movie together; and so forth. Throughout the rest of the song, various random days throughout the relationship are highlighted in a similar fashion, most notably in the bridge, where the singer looks forward to a long marriage with his lover ("Day eighteen thousand, two hundred and fifty-three / Well, that's fifty years — yeah, here's to you and me").

Music video

The music video was co-directed by Eric Welch and Chris Cagle and premiered in early 2003.

Chart performance

"What a Beautiful Day" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 9, 2002. It re-entered the chart at number 57 as an official single for the week of November 23, 2002.

Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 41

Year-end charts
Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 26

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Chris Cagle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Chris Cagle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.


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