The Promise of a New Day
"The Promise of a New Day" is the opening track and second single from American artist Paula Abdul's second studio album, Spellbound (1991). The song was written by Paula Abdul, Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith. It became Abdul's sixth and final number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"The Promise of a New Day"
July 1991
- Studio Masters (Los Angeles)
- Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
- 4:32 (album version)
- 4:13 (7-inch edit)
- Paula Abdul
- Peter Lord
- Sandra St. Victor
- V. Jeffrey Smith
- Peter Lord
- V. Jeffrey Smith
Chart performance[edit]
"The Promise of a New Day" debuted at No. 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the week ending July 20, 1991, claiming the spot of Hot Shot Debut.[2] The following week, the single climbed to No. 26, with this week claiming the Greatest Airplay Gainer.[3] The song reached No. 1 on the chart on September 14, 1991, and ended the reign of Bryan Adams' long-running No. 1 hit, "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)". The following week, it fell to No. 5, and departed the top 40 only four weeks later. It was Abdul's sixth chart-topping single, and her last No. 1 single to date.[4]
Music video[edit]
The video, directed by Big TV! (Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom) was shot during the week of July 8, 1991.[5] Filming took place in two different locations with backgrounds for the video being shot in Hawaii, with Abdul and her backup dancers being filmed separately on a sound stage and later composited through blue screen. Abdul was unable to attend filming in Hawaii due to prior commitments.