A New Day Has Come (song)

"A New Day Has Come"
Single by Céline Dion
from the album A New Day Has Come
Released	March 11, 2002 (2002-03-11)
Format	CD single, 12" single, 7" single, cassette single
Recorded	Piccolo Studio, Cove City Sound Studios, Sony Music Studios, Wallyworld, The Enterprise II, Maison de Musique, Sony Oasis
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	5:43 (Album Version) 4:18 (Album Edit) 4:23 (Radio Remix)
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Aldo Nova, Stephan Moccio
Producer	Ric Wake, Walter Afanasieff, Aldo Nova, Richie Jones, Christian B, Marc Dold
Certification	Gold (Australia, Greece, Norway, U.S.)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Sous le vent" (2001) "A New Day Has Come" (2002) "I'm Alive" (2002)

"A New Day Has Come" is the lead single from Céline Dion's comeback album A New Day Has Come, released on March 11, 2002.

The song was written by Aldo Nova and Stephan Moccio and produced by Walter Afanasieff and Nova as a piano-driven ballad in 6/8 time. However, the midtempo radio remix co-produced by Ric Wake was released as the lead track. Both versions are included on the album.

The "A New Day Has Come" music video was directed by Dave Meyers and premiered in March 2002.

"A New Day Has Come" was very successful around the world. On the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, the song broke the record for most weeks at number 1: it stayed on top twenty-one weeks. The previous record holders were Phil Collins' "You'll Be in My Heart" and Céline Dion's own "Because You Loved Me," both of which lasted nineteen weeks at number 1. However, as of today, the record has been surpassed, as "Drift Away" by Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray remained twenty-eight weeks at number 1 in 2004. Ironically, it was Céline Dion who almost took the crown from "Drift Away," but "Have You Ever Been in Love" stopped at number 2 for fourteen weeks, which is another record. In the U.S., the single appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 because of airplay only, reaching number 22 (also number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay).

The DVD single was released four months later in the U.S., peaking at number 11 on the Top Music Video and number 16 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales. It has sold 45,000 copies and was certified gold. "A New Day Has Come" CD single was also certified gold in Australia (35,000), Greece (30,000) and Norway (10,000). In the United Kingdom it has sold 110,000 copies.

Dion performed this song five nights a week during her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas and released it on the Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD in December 2007. In October 2008, "A New Day Has Come" was included on My Love: Essential Collection greatest hits.

Formats and track listings

European CD single/UK cassette single

1. "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) – 4:23
2. "A New Day Has Come" (album edit) – 4:18

Japanese CD single

1. "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) – 4:23
2. "Prayer" – 5:34

U.S. 7" single

1. "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) – 4:23
2. "I'm Alive" – 3:30

Australian/European CD maxi single

1. "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) – 4:23
2. "A New Day Has Come" (album edit) – 4:18
3. "Prayer" – 5:34
4. "A New Day Has Come" (Christian B. mix) – 3:59

UK CD maxi single

1. "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) – 4:23
2. "A New Day Has Come" (album edit) – 4:18
3. "Prayer" – 5:34

UK CD maxi single #2

1. "A New Day Has Come" (album edit) – 4:18
2. "Sous le vent" – 3:30
3. "Misled" – 3:30
4. "Misled" (video) – 3:30

U.S. DVD single

1. "A New Day Has Come" video – 4:20
2. Making the "A New Day Has Come" video – 3:03
3. Making the album – 12:15
4. "Have You Ever Been in Love" in the studio – 5:05
5. Biography
6. Photo gallery

Official versions

1. "A New Day Has Come" (Richie Jones/Chris Panaghi club mix radio rdit) – 4:32
2. "A New Day Has Come" (Richie Jones/Chris Panaghi club mix) – 11:07
3. "A New Day Has Come" (Richie Jones/Chris Panaghi club mix instrumental) – 11:07
4. "A New Day Has Come" (Mike Rizzo global radio edit) – 4:27
5. "A New Day Has Come" (Mike Rizzo global club mix) – 8:00
6. "A New Day Has Come" (Mike Rizzo global dub) – 6:31
7. "A New Day Has Come" (Christian B. mix) – 3:59
8. "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) – 4:23
9. "A New Day Has Come" (album edit) – 4:18
10. "A New Day Has Come" (album version) – 5:43

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	19
Austrian Singles Chart	9
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart	14
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart	13
Canadian Singles Chart	2
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart	1
Danish Singles Chart	3
Dutch Singles Chart	19
European Singles Chart	4
Finnish Singles Chart	17
French Singles Chart	23
German Singles Chart	6
Greek Singles Chart	8
Hungarian Singles Chart	4
Irish Singles Chart	10
Italian Singles Chart	10
New Zealand Singles Chart	20
Norwegian Singles Chart	3
Spanish Singles Chart	12
Swedish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	7
US Billboard Hot 100	22
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	19
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	44
US Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay	28
US Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	19
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	25
U.S. Billboard Top Music Video	11
US Billboard Top 40 Tracks	27

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia	Gold
Greece	Gold
Norway	Gold
United States	Gold

References

Preceded by "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias

Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single March 30 - August 17, 2002

Succeeded by "To Where You Are" by Josh Groban