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"One Day" was a collaborative single released on June 10, 1985, by British musician and Scottish singer Paul Quinn . Often described as a bridge between Clarke's work with The Assembly and the formation of Erasure, the track is a melancholic, synth-pop ballad. Background and Recording

"One Day" was one of the audition songs Clarke used when selecting a permanent singer; Andy Bell's audition version was eventually released on the rarities collection Buried Treasure II . Releases and Chart Performance vince_clarkepaul_quinn_one_day_extension_1985_a...

It features Quinn’s soulful, New Romantic vocals over melancholic synthesizer textures and open drum machine beats. Critics have noted that its "acoustic guitar mimicking synth strum" foreshadowed the sound of future Erasure hits like "Ship of Fools". "One Day" was a collaborative single released on

Clarke originally intended "One Day" to be the second single for his project The Assembly , which utilized different guest vocalists for each track. Clarke pursued the collaboration because he had "done

Clarke pursued the collaboration because he had "done nothing for so long" and was becoming bored after what he described as a "miserable" previous year. Musical Composition

A backing track was recorded with producer Flood and an unnamed reggae singer was initially hired for the vocals. When the pairing proved unsuccessful, Flood recommended Paul Quinn, the lead singer of Bourgie Bourgie .

The track was written by Vince Clarke, Jamie Morgan , and Cameron McVey .