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Here, Tom Odell describes making it to the sunny side of the street after a period of depression. A weight has been lifted, there's laughter in the air and he's loving life. "I guess the idea behind this song was from my experience of sadness," said Odell. "After you've been through a really hard time, there are these incredible peaks of euphoria, these moments of almost uncontrollable joy, which you're almost suspicious of."
With his new positive mindset, Odell is relishing the simple pleasures again: A bicycle ride, an old black and movie and a warm beer. However, others are concerned about why he's suddenly turned into such a cheery fellow.
My girlfriend looked worried and asked me why
But I don't know, I don't know, so I didn't reply-
"Best Day Of My Life" is Odell's first single released as an independent artist after ending his deal with Columbia Records. The freedom he feels may be a reason he's so chipper. "I feel so free, so liberated to be an independent artist. Honestly there's a huge amount of relief in this music, of just getting to do exactly what I want to do," said Odell. "I wanted to not cram in as many hooks as I could, not have the chorus at the front of the song, just create an environment where people can sit with the music and breathe."
Tom Odell co-wrote and co-produced "Best Day Of My Life" with Laurie Blundell. A pianist and composer, Blundell studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and holds an honors degree in Piano Performance from Trinity College of Music. He co-wrote 10 of the tracks on Odell's 2021 Monsters album.
The Chinese visual artist Manshen Lo directed the animated music video.
Album: | Oh, What a Life[1] |
Released: | March 19, 2013[1] |
Genre(s): | Indie rock |
Label: | Mercury |
Length: | 3:14[1] |
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"Best Day of My Life" is a song performed by the band American Authors. It is the third single from their album Oh, What a Life. The song has had great commercial success.[1]
Cimorelli covered the song with Tyler Ward and uploaded the video to their YouTube on March 29, 2014. Tyler produced, filmed, and edited the video for the cover.[2]
Lyrics
Lisa:
I had a dream so big and loud
I jumped so
high, I touched the clouds
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Lisa and Tyler:
I stretched my hands out to the sky
We danced with monsters through the night
Cimoreli:
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Dani:
I'm never gonna look back
Cimorelli:
Whoa
Dani:
Never gonna give it up
Cimorelli:
No
Tyler:
Please don't wake me now
Amy with Cimorelli
Who who ooh ooh who
This is gonna be the best day of my life
Who who ooh ooh who
My life
Who who ooh ooh who
This is gonna be the best day of my life
Who who ooh ooh who
My life
Lauren:
I howled at the moon with friends
And then the sun came crashing in
Lauren with Cimorelli:
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Lauren with Tyler:
But all
the possibilities
No limits, just epiphanies
Cimorelli:
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Christina:
I'm never gonna look back
Cimorelli:
Whoa
Christina:
Never gonna give it up
Cimorelli:
No
Tyler:
Just don't wake me now
Cimorelli:
Who who ooh ooh who
This is gonna be the best day of my life
Who who ooh ooh who
My life
Who who ooh
ooh who
This is gonna be the best day of my life
Who who ooh ooh who
My life
Katherine:
I hear it calling outside my window
I feel it in my soul
The stars were burning so bright
The sun was out 'til midnight
I say we lose control
Cimorelli:
Who who ooh ooh who
Who who ooh ooh who
Who who ooh ooh who
This is gonna be the best day of my life
Lisa:
This is gonna be the best day
Cimorelli:
My life
This is gonna be the best day of my life
Amy:
Best day of my life
Cimorelli:
My life
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Day_of_My_Life
- ↑ Description from video reads: "Special thanks to the super-talented Tyler Ward for producing, filming, and editing this video!"