One Day (Matisyahu song)

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One Day (Matisyahu song) - Wikipedia

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"One Day"

Single by Matisyahu

from the album Light

Released

April 29, 2008

Recorded

September–October 2007

Genre

Reggae fusion, hip hop

Length

3:27 (Album Version)
3:40 (Pop Edit feat. Akon)
3:28 (World Cup Edit feat. Nameless)

Label

Epic
JDub
Or Music

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

The Smeezingtons

Matisyahu singles chronology

"Jerusalem (Out of the Darkness Comes Light)"
(2006)

"One Day"
(2008)

"Miracle"
(2010)

"One Day" is a song performed by American reggae singer Matisyahu, first released in 2008, his first single since "Jerusalem (Out of the Darkness Comes Light)". The song was also included as a last-minute addition to Matisyahu's album Light. The song expresses a hope for an end to violence, and a prayer for a new era of peace and understanding. It appeared on the Modern Rock Chart at number 21 and at number 38 on the US Rock Chart; also in March 2010 it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90 and reached number 85.^[1]

In an interview with Spinner, Matisyahu told them: "'One Day' is the song I've been wanting to make since I started my career. It is an anthem of hope with a big beat, the kind of song that makes you bob your head and open your heart at the same time."^[2]

Remix

The official remix for the song features Akon and was released to radio stations in May 2008. A second remix featuring Infected Mushroom was released in July 2008.

There is a version of the song featured on Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album, featuring Nameless.

Uses in other media

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The song was sung by group Emblem3 on The XFactor USA, October 31, 2012, a cover version also featured on their album Nothing to Lose in 2013.
The song was used extensively as the theme song for NBC's Countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics campaign.^[3]
The song was used at the end of the first trailer of the film Waiting for "Superman"^[4]
The song was used briefly in Tom Brokaw's Bridging the Divide.^[5]
On June 4, 2011, Palestinian mixed martial artist Ramsey Nijem used the song as his entrance music for his fight against Tony Ferguson in keeping with the song's universal message of peace and understanding.
The song was included in NBA 2K10.
The song plays when Annie arrives in Israel in the third season of Covert Affairs.
The song was used for Life Vest Inside's Kindness Boomerang, a short film featuring good works and kindness.^[6]
The song was used by SportTV on its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The Maccabeats made an a cappella cover of the song in 2010. Matisyahu performed it with them at the March for Israel on November 14, 2023, inserting the Shema Yisrael prayer into the song.^[7]
In the second season of The Voice of the Philippines, reggae singer Kokoi Baldo sang his own rendition of the song and all four coaches turned for him; he chose Sarah Geronimo.
In the first season of Asia's Got Talent, Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra used this song for their semifinals performance.

Music video

The music video shows a number of people hanging posters of Matisyahu on the street. On the posters, live action are seen, performing the song.

Charts

Chart (2008–10)	Peak position
Israel (Media Forest)^[8]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	85
US Billboard Alternative Songs	21
US Billboard Pop Songs	35
US Billboard Rock Songs	38
Japan Hot 100	37

References

^ "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard.
^ Matisyahu talks about his new single "One day"|made at spinner.com on 2009-05-27 Retrieved 2010-01-15
^ One Day Songfacts
^ "Film's official site with the trailer". Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
^ Tom Brokaw Presents: Bridging the Divide (2010) at IMDb
^ "Kindness Boomerang". YouTube/ Life Vest Inside. Dec 24, 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2013.^{[dead YouTube link]}
^ "March for Israel: Praying at the White House, wearing Israeli flags and Matisyahu singing 'One Day'". The Forward. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Media Forest Week 05, 2010". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
^ "Matisyahu Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

External links

Matisyahu - One Day (Official Video) on YouTube

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Discography
Studio albums	Shake Off the Dust... Arise Youth Light Spark Seeker Akeda Undercurrent
Live albums	Live at Stubb's Live at Stubb's, Vol. 2
Remix albums	Youth Dub No Place to Be
Singles	"King Without a Crown" "Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light)" "One Day" "Happy Hanukkah"
Related articles	Reggae JDub Records Roots Tonic Dub Trio