"One Day More" ("", ''Tomorrow'', in the original French version) is a song from the 1980 musical ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

''. The music was written by

Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg (born 6 July 1944, in Vannes) is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with lyricist Alain Boublil. Major works include '' La Révolution Fran ...

, original French lyrics by

Alain Boublil Alain Boublil (born 5 March 1941) is a French musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London's West End. These include ''La Révolution ...

and Jean-Marc Natel, with an English-language libretto by

Herbert Kretzmer Herbert Kretzmer (5 October 192514 October 2020) was a South African-born English journalist and lyricist. He was best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and for his long-time collaboration ...

. The song is sung by the entire chorus, using a counterpoint melody. ''Les Misérables'' was originally released as a French-language concept album, as French songwriter

had had the idea to adapt Victor Hugo's novel into a musical while at a performance of the musical ''Oliver!'' in London. The show – and the song – has been translated into 21 languages, including Japanese, Hebrew, Icelandic, Norwegian, Czech, Polish, Spanish, and Estonian, and there have been 31 cast recordings featuring the song. The London cast version is

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in the UK, for sales of more than 900,000, and platinum in the U.S., for sales of more than one million. The Broadway cast version is quadruple platinum in the U.S. (more than four million sold), where four other versions have also gone gold.

In popular culture

In 2012, musical theater performer and composer Michael Bihovsky composed a parody of this song about gluten-free and hypoallergenic food called "One Grain More". "One Day More" was parodied by the Marsh Family, a British family, in a video that went viral and was covered by

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. The parody describes the social and economic implications on normal life due to the

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. In 2017, the song was covered by the cast of the Magicians in season 2, episode 9 – Lesser Evils. In 2020, "One Day More" was parodied as "One Last Puff" in the YouTube fan-film The Magic Railroad Parody, sung by several of the parody film's cast. "One Day More" was also parodied by James Corden and an ensemble of Broadway cast members on January 19, 2021, the last day of the

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and day before the

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. The parody's lyrics frequently reference both the COVID pandemic and the events during and after supporters of Trump stormed of the United States Capitol.

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External links

''Les Misérables'' official website
{{Les Misérables 1980 songs 1987 singles Hugh Jackman songs Songs from musicals Songs with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer