"A New Day" is a single by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released by E.G. Records in July 1984 as a 7-inch and 12-inch single. The B-side to the 7" release was a remix of the song, named "Dance Day". The single reached No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] A promotional video was filmed for the song, the first time the band made a video for a non-album single.

"A New Day"
Single by Killing Joke
A-side	"A New Day"
B-side	"Dance Day"
Released	July 1984 (July 1984)
Genre	Post-punk
Length	8:28
Label	E.G. Records
Songwriter(s)	Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Paul Raven Paul Ferguson Chris Kimsey
Producer(s)	Killing Joke Chris Kimsey
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Eighties" (1984) "A New Day" (1984) "Love Like Blood" (1985)
7" B-Side
A New Day Side B Inner Sleeve

The song was later included on the 2008 reissue of Night Time. "Dance Day" was later included on the compilation "Wilful Days" (mistakenly titled "A New Day").

Track listings

The 7-inch single featured "Dance Day" as the B-side. The 12" single featured a dub mix of "A New Day" as its A-side and the original track as the B-side. A 7" release in Portugal used a shorter edit of "A New Day" instead.[3]

7" vinyl single

Side A

1. "A New Day" – 04:08

Side B

1. "Dance Day" – 03:40

12" vinyl single

Side A

1. "A New Day (Dub Mix)" – 04:20

Side B

1. "A New Day" – 04:08

Charts

References

External links

• A New Day music video on YouTube