One Fine Day

Album

Single

Label

Laurie records

Genre

Rock

Duration

7:00

Composer(s)

Carole King;Gerry Goffin

Entered Chart

Jun 1, 1963

Peak Date

Jul 13, 1963

Released

May 1963

Recorded

1963

Catalog #

Laurie 3179

B-Side

Why Am I So Shy

This song is about a girl who has a crush on a boy who doesn't appear interested in her. She expects that he'll eventually fall for her, and waits eagerly for that day. >> "One Fine Day" was written by songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin, who were married. It was intended for their babysitter, Little Eva, who had a hit the year earlier with their song "The Loco-Motion." Her voice did not sound right when they recorded it, so the song went to The Chiffons, who were coming off another "fine" hit: "He's So Fine," which went to #1 in March 1963. Carole King played piano on that track and was familiar with the group. The Chiffons took "One Fine Day" to #5 in July 1963. Four different versions of "One Fine Day" charted. Julie Budd took it to #93 in 1976, and Rita Coolidge to #66 in 1979. Carole King, who co-wrote the song, became a top recording artist in the '70s. In 1980 she released an album called Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King, where she performed some of the hits she wrote with Goffin in the '60s. Her version of "One Fine Day" was released as a single and went to #12. Other popular covers are by S Club Juniors in 2002 and by the all-male a cappella group The Nylons in 1991; they changed the line "one fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl" to "one fine day, you're gonna want me for your guy." This was used as the title and theme song for a 1996 romantic comedy starring George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer. It's about two people who meet on the worst day of both their lives- until they fall in love. A version by Natalie Merchant was also included on the soundtrack. >> The Carpenters covered this on their 1973 album Now And Then as part of a '60s medley. Theirs is a reasonably faithful shoo-wop version cleaned up and with the very distinctive Carpenters' production. >>

One fine day, you'll look at me
And you will know our love was, meant to be
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl

The arms I long for, will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me, right by your side
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl

Though I know you're the kind of boy
Who only wants to run around
I'll keep waiting, and, someday darling
You'll come to me when you want to settle down,
Oh!

One fine day, we'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl

One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl