ONE SWEET DAY
Released:
November 14, 1995
Format: Cassette, CD, CD maxi, 7", 12" Recorded: February 1995 Genre: Pop, R&B Length: 4:43 Label: Columbia Writer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff |
AWARDS - BACKGROUND - CHARTS - COMPOSITION - CREDITS - LEGACY - LYRICS - PROMOTION - RECEPTION - REMIXES - VIDEO
The song's music video was directed by Larry Jordan. When Carey and Boyz II Men got together to record "One Sweet Day", they did not have enough time to re-unite and film a video. For this reason, a filming crew was present during the song's recording, and filmed bits of Carey and Boyz recording the song. In an interview with Fred Bronson, Walter Afanasieff made the following statements regarding the video for "One Sweet Day":
"It was crazy! They had film crews and video guys, while I'm at the board trying to produce. And these guys were running around having a ball, because Mariah and them are laughing and screaming and they're being interviewed. And I'm tapping people on the shoulder. "We've got to get to the microphone!" They're gone in a couple of hours, so I recorded everything they did, praying that it was enough." After the song's release, Carey expressed her content with the video. She said that she was happy a real music video was never filmed, fearing that no video could truly capture the song's "precious message". Critics agreed, feeling that the song was a perfect match for the video and its message. Aside from the recording sessions, the video also shared bits of Carey and Boyz bonding and sharing their ideas in the studio, where Carey felt they "bonded".
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