Sing for the Day
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"Sing for the Day" | ||||
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Single by Styx | ||||
from the album Pieces of Eight | ||||
B-side | "Queen of Spades" | |||
Released | December 1978 (US) [1] | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, pop rock | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Shaw | |||
Styx singles chronology | ||||
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"Sing for the Day'" is the second single that Styx released from their album Pieces of Eight. It reached #41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in February 1979. It was later the B-side of their next single “Renegade”. Tommy Shaw used the name ‘Hannah’ in the song, to represent his fans. Several years later, he named his newborn daughter Hannah. The album version that lasts 4:57, was edited down to 3:40 for the single version.
Reviewing the single version, Billboard Magazine felt that the "swirling keyboards and searing guitars" made it sound like a Yes song.[2] Cash Box said that it has "a bright soaring vocal arrangement and musical backing of acoustic guitars, mandolin, tambourine, moderate beat and excellent synthesizer work."[3]
A promotional video was filmed directed by Bruce Gowers which has Styx playing on stage with Tommy Shaw on mandolin and vocals, James "J.Y." Young on acoustic guitar (even though he does not play on the track), Chuck and John Panozzo on bass guitars and drums respectively, and Dennis DeYoung on tambourine and backing vocals (for the band performance scenes) and keyboards (during the keyboard solos).[4]
Personnel[]
- Tommy Shaw - lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, autoharp
- Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, backing vocals
- Chuck Panozzo - bass guitar
- John Panozzo - drums, percussion
References[]
- ^ "Styx singles".
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. December 23, 1978. p. 116. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 23, 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Styx - Sing For the Day Original 1978 Promo Film on YouTube
- 1978 songs
- 1979 singles
- Songs written by Tommy Shaw
- Styx (band) songs
- Music videos directed by Bruce Gowers
- A&M Records singles
- 1970s rock song stubs