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What a Beautiful Day
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Wikipedia article
'"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. It was written by Cagle and Monty Powell.
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.
Year-end charts
References
Category:2002 singles
Category:Chris Cagle songs
Category:Songs written by Chris Cagle
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Monty Powell
Category:2002 songs
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