"Ordinary Day" is a song written and performed by Vanessa Carlton from her 2002 debut album, ''

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''. Carlton wrote the song when she was 17 and was the first song that she had ever written in only one sitting. Released as a single on July 1, 2002, the song peaked at number 30 on the US ''

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. When Carlton performs the song live, she uses some of the original lyrics that she wrote for the song rather than the ones recorded for the album version. On the album, the lyrics at the end of the chorus are "Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand?" and in the live version Vanessa sings "If we walk now, we will divide and conquer this land".

Music video

The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who also directed the music video for her previous hit single " A Thousand Miles". The video begins with Vanessa writing the song's title in a diary. As she starts to sing "just a boy, just an ordinary boy", a boy appears behind her. The video continues with her playing the piano and walking in a large field filled with people hugging and kissing each other under a

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Track listings

US CD single # "Ordinary Day" (LP version) # "Paradise" (LP version) Australian CD single # "Ordinary Day" (album version) # "A Thousand Miles" (live) # "Ordinary Day" (piano vocal) # "Ordinary Day" (video) UK CD single # "Ordinary Day" (album version) – 3:58 # "A Thousand Miles" (live) – 4:05 # "Swindler" – 3:22 # "Ordinary Day" (CD-ROM video) European CD single # "Ordinary Day" (album version) # "A Thousand Miles" (live) Japanese CD single # "Ordinary Day" (album version) # "A Thousand Miles" (live) # "Swindler" # "Paradise" (piano vocal) # "Ordinary Day" (piano vocal) # "A Thousand Miles" (piano vocal—live in Tokyo)

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Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton Song) 2002 singles 2002 songs Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Pop ballads Song recordings produced by Ron Fair Songs written by Vanessa Carlton Vanessa Carlton songs