| "What a Beautiful Day" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Cagle | ||||
| from the album Chris Cagle | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Cagle Monty Powell | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Cagle, Robert Wright | |||
| Chris Cagle singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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 chart 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
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Chris Cagle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Chris Cagle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.