An Ordinary Day (song)

"An Ordinary Day" () is a song performed by South Korean boy band g.o.d, released on December 9, 2004. It was the title track and promoted song of their eponymous sixth album, the first album released by the group since Yoon Kye-sang's departure.

Overview

The song describes, from a first-person viewpoint, the process of forgetting a lover while going through the mundane and ordinary routines of life. The final rendition of the refrain features a duet of main vocalist Kim Tae-woo's singing parts and Danny Ahn's rapped narration. The ''JoongAng Ilbo'' described the song as "emotional" and compared its smooth harmonies to "spreading paint".

Awards and nominations

"An Ordinary Day" won #1 on SBS's ''Inkigayo'', Mnet's new music program ''M Countdown'' and MBC's ''Music Camp'' (the former incarnation of ''Show! Music Core'') for a total of six awards. It topped the Music Box Chart, one of South Korea's earliest predecessor charts which tallied downloads from online music stores.

"Original Version"

Having reunited as a five-piece after a nine-year hiatus, the members chose to remake the song as it was the title track of their first album released as a quartet. The song was rearranged by original composer Kwon Tae-eun to include a part for Yoon Kye-sang after Kim Tae-woo's rendition of the chorus. In the track listing, the footnote ''original version'' is affixed to the song title to reference Yoon's return to the group, making g.o.d the original five-member group once again. The backing track was re-recorded and features an orchestra-based introduction and a much more prominent string section, in contrast to the simplistic groove of the original. In its review of ''Chapter 8'', ''The Hankyoreh'' commented that the new arrangement was "lighter and more relaxed" than the original version and opined that it was perhaps the members' own subtle statement of contentment in being back together as a five-member group. Kim and Ahn's individual parts during the final rendition of the refrain were separated and performed separately rather than together as a duet.

''Chapter 8'' was released on July 8, 2014 and this version peaked at #19 on the Gaon Digital Chart. The rearranged version was first performed on July 12, the opening day of the group's 15th anniversary national tour. Since then, only this version has been performed at concerts.

In popular culture

In 2005 the song was chosen as one of the default tunes installed in LG Cyon's 340 series cellular phones.

Notable cover versions

Teen Top covered the song during the special stage segment of ''M Countdown'' on January 18, 2012 as a tribute to "An Ordinary Day" winning #1 on the show seven years ago.

References

External links

Track Information
— Mnet

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G.o.d songs
2004 songs
Songs in Korean
Songs written by Park Jin-young