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"Cherish the Day"
Single by Sade
from the album Love Deluxe
B-side	"Bullet Proof Soul"
Released	19 July 1993 (1993-07-19)
Genre	Trip hop funk
Length	5:32
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Sade Adu Andrew Hale Stuart Matthewman
Producer(s)	Sade
Sade singles chronology
"Kiss of Life" (1993) "Cherish the Day" (1993) "By Your Side" (2000)
Music video
"Cherish the Day" on YouTube

"Cherish the Day" is a song by English band Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was released as the album's fourth and final single in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1993. The music video was written and produced by Sade, followed by the co-writers Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman.

Critical reception

Justin Chadwick from Albumism described the song as "soaring", adding that "a wistful Adu sings of finding a love so supreme that nothing in this life or beyond can ever compete". Tanya Rena Jefferson of AXS stated, "This joyous soulful song embraces one to cherish each and every day." Troy J. Augusto from Cashbox said it "sports Sade's usual understated musical arrangement, allowing the lead vocals, even as laid back as they are, to be the centerpiece of the song." The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it "enchanting", adding it as "one of the album's finest moments as the guys offer a minimal but lush track for Adu to weave her tale of the ultimate love, all the while finally exploring her considerable vocal range." Ron Fell from the Gavin Report noted that "the sweet surrender" of the song is "timeless and classic Sade and could have come from any of her previous three volumes of platinum cool."

Sophie Heawood of The Guardian commented "The band at their most abstractly evocative: at their best, they could do a remarkable amount with very little – as proved by this song, during which immense yearning is conveyed." Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Despite the artwork, showing Sade with a guitar and a stack of speakers in the background, she hasn't rocked up her sound. On the contrary, with a lonely drum track on a synth carpet, 'ambient soul' is within reach." James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "lovely languid tranquil smoocher". Frank Guan of Vulture added, "Her minimalist lyrics... say all that needs to be said, and once a ten-note bassline jumps in to underscore her depth of feeling over the misty synths, the song is perfect and complete."

Music video

Filmed in black and white by Derek M. Allen, the music video for "Cherish the Day" was directed by Albert Watson, and features Sade Adu performing the song whilst playing the guitar on the rooftop of a New York City skyscraper as her bandmates and a few other people vibe to the music on the streets below.

In popular culture

The song title was used for the title of the American television series Cherish the Day.

Track listings

Charts

References

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5. Jefferson, Tanya Rena (2 April 2015). "Sade's 10 best songs". AXS. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
6. Augusto, Troy J. (24 July 1993). "Pop Singles: Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 13. ISSN 0008-7289 – via World Radio History.
7. Millan, Mark (30 December 2010). "Love Deluxe – Sade". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
8. Fell, Ron (11 December 1992). "Albums" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 48 – via World Radio History.
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11. Hamilton, James (24 July 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
12. Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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• 1990s ballads
• 1992 songs
• 1993 singles
• Black-and-white music videos
• Epic Records singles
• Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
• Sade (band) songs
• Song recordings produced by Mike Pela
• Songs written by Sade (singer)
• Songs written by Stuart Matthewman
• Trip hop songs