This Is the Day (Ivy song)

"This Is the Day"
Single by Ivy
from the album Apartment Life and Something About Mary (Music from the Motion Picture)
B-side	"Sleeping Late" "Sweet Mary"
Released	April 29, 1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997; The Place (New York City, New York) Duotone Studios (New York City, New York) Compositions (New York City, New York)
Genre	Pop rock indie rock
Length	3:33
Label	550 Music
Writer(s)	Dominique Durand Adam Schlesinger Andy Chase
Producer(s)	Andy Chase Adam Schlesinger Peter Nashel
Ivy singles chronology
"The Best Thing" (1997) "This Is the Day" (1999) "You Don't Know Anything" (1999)
Alternative cover CD single cover

"This Is the Day" is a song by American indie rock band Ivy. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Apartment Life, in Austria on April 29, 1999. It was preceded by singles "I've Got a Feeling" and "The Best Thing".

After initially being released as a promotional single in the United States, "This Is the Day" was re-released in 1999 after appearing on the soundtrack for the film There's Something About Mary.^[1]

Background and composition

"This Is the Day" was released as a CD single in 1999, with B-sides "Sleeping Late" and "Sweet Mary"; the same two B-sides also appeared on the European "You Don't Know Anything" CD single, issued by Atlantic Records.^[2]

Frank Tortorici, writing for MTV, stated that "with their bouncy, Blondie-esque 'This Is the Day' Ivy set a much different tone and feel than the guitar-driven pop of Fountains of Wayne".^[3]

Critical reception

Much like the album, "This Is the Day" received primarily positive reviews from critics. Jack Rabid from AllMusic called the song a "60s-ish, horn laden skip [that] is lightweight [and] la-la-la pop personified".^[4]

Track listing

Austrian CD single[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Is the Day"	3:33
2.	"Sleeping Late"	2:30
3.	"Sweet Mary"	3:14

Credits and personnel

Management

• Recorded at The Place, New York City; Duotone Studios, New York City; and Compositions, New York City

Personnel

Andy Chase – engineering, executive producer, mixing Dominique Durand – lead and background vocals Matthew Ellard – assistant mixing Philippe Garcia – photography Josh Grier – legal James Iha – background vocals, additional production

Paul Q. Kolderie – mixing Bob Ludwig – mastering Q Prime – management Brenda Rotheiser – art direction, design Adam Schlesinger – engineering, executive producer, mixing Sean Slade – mixing

Credits and personnel adapted from "This Is the Day" liner notes^[6] and Andy Chase's discography.^[7]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[2]	1998	Promotional single	550 Music
Austria[5]	April 29, 1999	CD single

References

1. "There's Something about Mary Soundtrack". Soundtrackinfo.com. July 14, 1998. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
2. "ivy - Discography". thebandivy.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
3. Tortorici, Frank (October 23, 1998). "New Album From Ivy". MTV. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
4. "AllMusic Review by Jack Rabid". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
5. "Ivy - This Is The Day". Discogs. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
6. This Is the Day (liner notes). Ivy (band). 550 Music. 1999.
7. Chase, Andy. "Discography". andychase.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics