"New Day for You" is a song by

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from her debut album '' Time and Tide'' released in 1987.

Overview

The track was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska,

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and Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools, and produced by Danny and Basia. The lyrics of the song were based on a poem that Ross had written for Basia's birthday, which she then incorporated into the track. The song was particularly popular in Japan where it was used in an advert for a chain of department stores Parco. During the

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era in

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, the song was adopted as a peace anthem.

Music videos

The first

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for the song is a performance clip and was filmed in Royal Albert Hall in

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. It pictures Basia and her band performing the song on stage in an empty concert hall. The second version was filmed by Jon Small for the American market. It pictures Basia performing the song in front of a blue background, interspersed with footage of a solitary man wandering sadly around the city and watching other people. He eventually answers a public payphone and exclaims upon hearing an apparently good news. As he runs through the city streets, he passes by Basia who then turns around and smiles at him. This version was available on Basia's home video ''A New Day'' in 1990 and on a bonus

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included in the special edition of her album '' It's That Girl Again'' in 2009.

Track listings

*7" single :A. "New Day for You" – 4:03 :B. "Forgive and Forget" – 3:15 *12" single :A. "New Day for You" (Extended Version) – 6:12 :B1. "New Day for You" (Instrumental) – 4:56 :B2. "Forgive and Forget" – 3:15 *12" single :A. "New Day for You" (Extended Version) :B1. " Prime Time TV" (Extended Version) :B2. "Forgive and Forget" *Cassette single # "New Day for You" # "Freeze Thaw" (Instrumental)

Charts

Cover versions

* Japanese singer

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released her cover of the song in 1988.

References

External links

The official Basia website
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