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Recorded
  
1992

Label
  
Epic

Length
  
5:34

Released
  
31 July 1993 (UK) 11 September 1993 (U.S.)

Format
  
CD single 12" maxi single

Genre
  
Quiet storm downtempo trip hop

"Cherish the Day" is the fourth and final single by English band Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was released in the UK on July 31, 1993 and in the US on September 11, 1993. Filmed in black and white by cinematographer Derek M. Allen, in the music video Sade Adu performs the song while playing a guitar on the rooftop of an NYC skyscraper as her bandmates and a few other people vibe to the music on the streets below. With the prominent views of the World Trade Center in most of the shots and with the coincidence of its US release date falling on September 11th, the music video for the single acts as an unintended tribute to the Twin Towers.

Contents

Track listings and formats

UK CD single
  1. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Short Version) – 5:18
  2. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Long Version) – 6:21
  3. "Cherish the Day" (Ronin Remix) – 6:59
  4. "Cherish the Day" (Pal Joey Remix) – 6:42
UK 12-inch maxi single
  • Side A:
    1. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Long Version) – 6:21
    2. "Cherish the Day" (Ronin Remix) – 6:59
  • Side B:
    1. "Cherish the Day" (Pal Joey Remix) – 6:42
    2. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Short Version) – 5:18
    U.S. CD single
    1. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix) – 6:18
    2. "Cherish the Day" (Ronin Remix) – 6:58
    3. "Cherish the Day" (Pal Joey Remix) – 6:46
    4. "Feel No Pain" (Nellee Hooper Remix) – 5:09
    5. "No Ordinary Love" (Album Version) – 7:18
    U.S. 12-inch maxi single
  • Side A:
    1. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Long Version) – 6:21
    2. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Short Version) – 5:18
    3. "Cherish the Day" (Sade Remix Radio Edit)
  • Side B:
    1. "Cherish the Day" (Ronin Remix) – 6:58
    2. "Cherish the Day" (Pal Joey Remix) – 6:46

    Cover Versions

    Jazz Artist Robert Glasper does a version on his 2012 release "Black Radio".

    American R&B Singer Ciara Covers The Song On Her 2015 Jackie Tour.

    American trance duo Plummet covered this song in 2004.

    References

    Cherish the Day Wikipedia
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