Song · Ultravox
“One Small Day” by Ultravox
From the album Lament (1984)
“One Small Day” by Ultravox appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1984 on the album Lament. Its best result is #1622 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,483 alternative song of all time.
"One Small Day" was the first single from Lament, Ultravox's seventh studio album, and Chrysalis put it out in February 1984. It's a curveball from a band known for synthesizers: this one runs mainly on guitar. Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann share the writing credit, the band produced it themselves, Rick Walton recorded it and John Hudson mixed. It reached number 27 in the UK.
The video was shot over a freezing weekend in mid-January 1984 out on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, the performance mostly among the Callanish III standing stones, with extra footage from the main Callanish I site showing each member reflected in tall triangular mirrors. The following year they played it at Live Aid.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1622 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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