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"Another Day" is a song by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in their 1992 album Images and Words. It was released as the album's second and final single in 1993.

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"Another Day"
Single by Dream Theater
from the album Images and Words
B-side	"Under a Glass Moon"
Released	July 1, 1993 (1993-07-01)
Genre	Progressive rock progressive metal
Length	4:22
Label	Atco
Songwriter(s)	James LaBrie Kevin Moore John Myung John Petrucci Mike Portnoy
Producer(s)	David Prater
Dream Theater singles chronology
"Pull Me Under" (1992) "Another Day" (1993) "Lie" (1994)
Music video
Official video on YouTube

Background

The song was written by guitarist John Petrucci. He wrote it about his father, John Petrucci Sr. who was diagnosed with cancer. Petrucci Sr. would be the subject of another Dream Theater song, "Take Away My Pain" following his death. The video for Another Day follows the song's lyrics, with a father and son spending time together. MRI scans are visible in the background, tying in to the cancer theme.

Track listing

Personnel

Dream Theater

• James LaBrie – lead vocals
• John Petrucci – guitars, background vocals
• Kevin Moore – keyboards
• John Myung – bass
• Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone on "Another Day"

Production

• David Prater – production, mixing
• Doug Oberkircher – engineer, mixing
• Steve Regina – assistant engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)	22[1]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Another Day (Dream Theater song)

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[es] Another Day (canción de Dream Theater)

«Another Day» es la segunda canción del álbum Images and Words hecho por la banda de Progressive metal, Dream Theater en 1992. La letra de la canción fue escrita completamente por John Petrucci y trata sobre la lucha de su padre contra el cáncer: La canción cuenta con la colaboración del saxofonista Jay Beckenstein quien pertenece a la banda Spyro Gyra y dueño del estudio BearTracks donde grabaron el álbum. Para la parte final se grabaron 8 versiones diferentes, cada una de ellas fue improvisada pero solo una fue puesta en la canción.[1]

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