‘Day After Day’ is a song by the British rock band Badfinger from their 1971 album Straight Up. It was written by Pete Ham and produced by George Harrison, who also plays slide guitar on the recording. The song was issued as a single and became Badfinger's biggest hit, charting at number 4 in the United States and number 10 in the UK, ultimately earning gold accreditation from the Recording Industry Association of America. The record also features Leon Russell on piano.
Released as a single in the US in November 1971 (January 1972 elsewhere), it would become the group's highest charting single there, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It also peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1972. It remains one of the band's best-known songs, most notably for the slide guitar solos. It went Gold in March 1972, becoming the band's first and only gold single. ‘Day After Day’ reached number 10 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.
Billboard said that "This driving rock ballad, penned by Pete Ham has it to re-establish [Badfinger] at the top of the chart once again." Cash Box said that "This ballad should bring them back to the pop charts, and leave us all hungry for more." Record World said that it is "produced in fine fashion by George Harrison" and that it should continue the group's streak of never missing with a single release. Chris Evans chose it as an example of a Badfinger that shows that "though lyrical profundity may have been beyond them, there was plenty of mileage to be got out of the power ballad before Adrian Gurvitz and Michael Bolton came along. Classic Rock critic Rob Hughes rated ‘Day After Day’ as Badfinger's greatest song, due to the "unassailable melody, plaintive vocals and lovestruck sentiment" as well as Harrison's "wonderful slide solo."
George Harrison produced this song and played guitar on it. The year before, members of Badfinger played on Harrison's first solo album, All Things Must Pass. Harrison then started producing Badfinger's Straight Up album, but midway through got sidetracked organizing the Concert for Bangladesh, which Badfinger played as part of his backing band. Todd Rundgren was brought in to finish the album. This was one of a handful of hits for Badfinger, and their highest charting song in America. Their story turned tragic when in 1975, after a dispute with their record label over missing money, Ham committed suicide.
Label – Apple
Songwriter – Pete Ham
Producers – George Harrison & Todd Rundgren
SONG LYRICS
[Verse 1]I remember finding out about you
Every day, my mind is all around you
[Chorus]
Looking out from my lonely room, day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
[Verse 2]
I remember holding you while you sleep
Every day I feel the tears that you weep
[Chorus]
Looking out of my lonely gloom, day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
[Slide Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Looking out of my lonely room, day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
[Verse 1]
I remember finding out about you
Every day my mind is all around you
[Chorus]
Looking out of my lonely gloom, day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you