''Perfect Day'' is the second studio album released by German

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group

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. The entire album was produced by the group's two DJs,

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and

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. Like its predecessor, the album is comprised heavily of uptempo Eurodance tracks, many of which are cover songs. This album, however, features covers of songs from the early 2000s of the rock and

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genres, with the exception of

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(originally released by

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) which was released in 1978. Two edited tracks, "Endless Summer" and "I Will Believe It" that were previously recorded under the ''

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'' name are also featured. Musically, the album is composed of Eurodance tracks with euphoric trance-style synths, drum programmings with a tempo over 140 beats per minute, and

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lyrics. Lyrically, the albums is composed of love, partying and romance. Critical reception of the album was negative, with many critics disliking the repetitive nature, that all the songs on the album sounded similar, and the lack of character and originality. The album has sold about 3 million copies worldwide. There was a total of five singles released from the album. Unlike their previous album, ''Perfect Day'' only had one successful single worldwide. "

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" peaked in the top ten in six countries, including

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and was certified gold in the United States for sales exceeding over 500,000 downloads. " What Do You Want from Me?" and "

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" peaked in the top sixty in

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and the

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. The last two singles, " Faded" and " Perfect Day", were released in the United States and Canada and failed to garner any chart success.

Release and reception

In the first week of UK sales, ''Perfect Day'' sold 50,000 copies, debuting at number 12 on the UK album chart. However, in the second week it sold 100,000 copies, but fell to number 16. It then climbed back up, and peaked at a comfortable #8, before being knocked out of a weeks spot in the top ten. By the end of the year, the album had sold around 239,000 copies, making it the 64th highest selling album in the UK in 2007. The album has currently sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide. The album was released on March 4, 2008 in the

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with a new cover and track listing peaked at a #70 in the U.S Billboard 200. The album was released in Australia on 15 March 2008. The album has been added to iTunes Italy in January 2008 being the first Cascada album released in Italy, but it was later removed; then on 2 January 2009 it was re-added. On 20 October, the album was due for a UK Platinum Edition re-release but was cancelled. The album was not released in the Netherlands until 7 November 2008. The Dutch version contains the American bonus tracks and the original track listing. The album received negative reviews from most critics with Sharon Mawer from

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criticizing its repetitive nature by saying "How could anyone keep up the pace of these songs for a whole track, let alone a complete album, when the pumping beat is relentless and Horler, together with the production, contrives to make every song sound identical?"

Track listing

European/Australian version

# "

" (Steve Robson,

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) - 3:26 # "Runaway" ( Yann Peifer,

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) - 3:32 # "Who Do You Think You Are?" ( Yann Peifer,

) - 3:24 # "

" (

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) - 3:25 # "I Will Believe It" ( Yann Peifer, Tony Cornelissen,

) - 2:57 # " Perfect Day" ( Yann Peifer,

Allan Eshuijs Allan Eshuijs (born 31 May 1976, Zaanstad) is a Dutch songwriter, producer and vocalist. He started his songwriting career writing mainly for Dutch and German artists, including Cascada, Yvonne Catterfeld, Ch!pz and Sandy Mölling, but he now als ...

) - 3:45 # " What Do You Want from Me?" (Tony Cornelissen, Yann Peifer,

) - 2:48 # "

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" (

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) - 3:22 # "Could It Be You?" ( Yann Peifer,

) - 3:47 # "He's All That" ( Yann Peifer,

) - 3:08 # "

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" ( Alecia Moore,

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) - 3:22 # " Endless Summer" ( Yann Peifer,

) - 3:26 # "What Hurts the Most anou's Candlelight Mix (Steve Robson,

) - 3:54 :Re-Release Bonus Tracks (2008) #

"Dream on Dreamer" (Yann Peifer, Tony Cornelissen, Manuel Reuter) - 3:04 # " Faded" (Matthew Gerrard, Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso, Robbie Nevil) - 2:49 # "Holiday" (Jan Kask, Peter Agren - originally sung by

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) - 3:15

US/Canadian version

# "What Hurts the Most" (S. Robson, J. Steele) - 3:38 # "Faded" (M. Gerrard, J. Origliasso, L. Origliasso, R. Nevil) - 2:49 # "Holiday" (J. Kask, P. Agren - originally sung by

) - 3:15 # "He's All That" (Yann Peifer, Manual Reuter) - 3:07 # "Perfect Day" (Yann Peifer, Allan Eshuijs, Manuel Reuter) - 3:42 # "Dream on Dreamer" (Yann Peifer, T. Cornelissen, Manuel Reuter) - 3:04 # "Could It Be You" (Y. Peifer, M. Reuter) - 3:45 # "Because the Night" ( B. Springsteen, P. Smith) - 3:26 # "Who Do You Think You Are?"(Y. Peifer, M. Reuter) - 3:23 # "What Do You Want from Me?"(Y. Peifer, T. Cornelissen, M. Reuter) - 2:47 # "Runaway" (Y Peifer, M. Reuter) - 3:30 # "What Hurts the Most (Yanou's Candlelight Mix)" (S. Robson, J. Steele) - 3:52

Japanese version

Tracks 14 through to 18 are not produced in full, they are mixed together as a continuous song without gaps, also known as megamix. # "

" # "Runaway" # "Who Do You Think You Are?" # "

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" # "Because the Night" # "

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" # "Perfect Day" # " What Do You Want from Me?" # " Skater Boy" # " Could It Be You" # " He's All That" # "

" # " Endless Summer" # "What Hurts the Most anou's Candlelight Mix # "Runaway (DJ Yoshinori Remix)" # " Everytime We Touch ( Styles & Breeze Remix)" # "

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(US Club Mix)" # " Ready for Love (Klubbingman Remix)" # "What Hurts the Most (DJ Uto Remix)"

Singaporean double CD digipak version

Disc 1: Tracks 1 to 12 from the original (UK) version
Disc 2: Bonus CD Single ''

Premium edition

Web Release: Zoo Digital: Cat: ZDS 093 # "What Hurts The Most" - (03:39) # "Runaway" - (03:30) # "Who Do You Think You Are" - (03:22) # "Because The Night" - (03:26) # "I Will Believe It" - (02:54) # "Perfect Day" - (03:42) # "What Do You Want From Me?" - (02:47) # "Sk8er Boi" - (03:20) # "Could It Be You" - (03:44) # "He's All That" - (03:06) # "Just Like A Pill" - (03:22) # "Endless Summer" - (03:24) # "Dream On Dreamer" - (03:03) # "Faded" - (02:48) # "Holiday" - (03:15) # "

" - (03:52) # "What Hurts The Most" (Yanou's Candlelight mix) - (03:53) # "What Hurts The Most" (club mix) - (05:07) # "What Hurts The Most" (Topmodelz remix) - (05:32) # "What Hurts The Most" (2-4 Grooves remix) - (06:49) # "What Hurts The Most" (Spencer & Hill remix) - (06:57) # "Runaway" (original mix) - (04:32) # "Runaway" (Manox remix) - (05:39) # "Because The Night" (original mix) - (05:32) # "Because The Night" (The Hitmen remix) - (05:49) # "Because The Night" (2-4 Grooves remix) - (05:45) # "Because The Night" (Mondo remix) - (05:58) # "I Will Believe It" (original mix) - (04:26) # "Perfect Day" (club mix) - (05:16) # "Perfect Day" (Digital Dog remix) - (06:04) # "What Do You Want From Me" (club mix) - (05:02) # "What Do You Want From Me" (DJ Gollum remix) - (05:24) # "What Do You Want From Me" (DJ Cyrus remix) - (05:35) # "What Do You Want From Me" (S&H Project remix) - (05:48) # "He's All That" (original mix) - (04:43) # "Just Like A Pill" (club mix) - (04:55) # "Dream On Dreamer" (original mix) - (04:10) # "Faded" (original mix) - (04:24) # "Faded" (Dave Ramone remix) - (05:48) # "Faded" (Wideboys remix) - (06:07)

Personnel

*Armin Zedler –

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*Frank Ehrlich – international management *Joe Yannece – mastering *

– production, arrangement, mixing *

Natalie Horler Natalie Christine Horler (born 23 September 1981) is a German-English singer and television presenter, best known for being the lead singer of the Eurodance group Cascada. Early life and family Natalie Horler was born in Bonn, West Germany, ...

–

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*Rebecca Meek –

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* Yann Peifer – production, arrangement, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* Allmusic reviewbr>Discography by Country
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