Eighth Day (Hazel O'Connor song)
"Eighth Day" is a song by British singer-songwriter Hazel O'Connor, released in August 1980 as the second single from her debut and soundtrack album, Breaking Glass. It reached no. 5 on the UK Singles Charts, making it her first top-ten hit and her highest chart placing to date. The song was also certified silver in the UK by the BPI.
| "Eighth Day" | ||||
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| Single by Hazel O'Connor | ||||
| from the album Breaking Glass | ||||
| B-side | "Monsters in Disguise" | |||
| Released | August 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Good Earth Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hazel O'Connor | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
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| "Eighth Day" on YouTube | ||||
O'Connor wrote the song twelve hours before it was recorded as a parallel story of the Book of Genesis where Man made the Earth in his own image, and "having unleashed elements he cannot control, the Man-made Machine Monster takes over".
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