One Fine Day

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"One Fine Day" is a classic 1963 pop song, first made famous by the Chiffons, that showcases Carole King's signature Brill Building songwriting style and enduring melodic craft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedPlace Brill Building, New York City
associatedWith Carole King’s early career
bSide Why Am I So Shy
chartPosition U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: Billboard Hot 100 #5

Cash Box Top 100 #6
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy Carole King NERFINISHED
Cliff Richard
Linda Ronstadt
Rita Coolidge
The Carpenters
decade 1960s
famousFor distinctive piano riff
signature Brill Building songwriting style
genre Brill Building pop
pop
hasComposer Carole King NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn later girl group revival recordings
hasLyricist Gerry Goffin
hasMusicalFeature girl group vocal harmonies
hook-driven chorus
up-tempo rhythm
hasTheme hope for future love
romantic longing
includedIn One Fine Day self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Chiffons album One Fine Day

various 1960s pop compilations
language English
length 2:08
notableFor classic 1963 pop sound
enduring melodic craft
originalArtist The Chiffons
partOf Brill Building pop
surface form: Brill Building songbook
performer The Chiffons
producer Bright Tunes Productions
The Clovers
surface form: The Tokens
recordingDate 1963
recordLabel Laurie Records
releaseDate 1963-05-27
side A-side
vocalist Judy Craig NERFINISHED
writer Carole King NERFINISHED
Gerry Goffin

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One Fine Day includedIn One Fine Day self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Chiffons album One Fine Day
Carole King notableSongWritten One Fine Day
Gerry Goffin notableWork One Fine Day
Gerry Goffin notableWork One Fine Day
this entity surface form: One Fine Day (The Chiffons hit)