For One More Day

"For One More Day" is a song by Spanish singer/songwriter Regina Harper, released on August 18th 2014 as the third single from her sophomore album Serenity. The track was produced by Emile Haynie and Regina herself. On August 24th 2014, the single officially charted at #5 on the Urapopstar Singles Charts and #67 in the United States.

Background
"For One More Day" was written and recorded for Serenity in June 2013. Originally, the track was titled "El Diablo" and featured slightly rockier production than the official version in existence today. According to Harper, the track was not initially considered as a single but due to the high praise from critcs and fans, Fusion (along with Regina) decided it best to push the song for an official release. Speaking about the decision, Regina said: "I mean, from the moment I wrote it, I knew it was going to be one of my favourites from the album. But when it came to deciding singles, it didn't make the initial cut. We knew that 'Soft Grunge' and 'Follow the Sun' were going to be the first two tracks to be released. And then for the third and fourth tracks, we were considering 'The One That Got Away' and 'Cashmere Sweater'. But the response for the track was so strong, it made sense to give the people what they wanted and release it as the third single. Because of this, 'The One That Got Away' only became a promotional single. We couldn't scrap it entirely because we had already shot a music video, which cost the label big bucks!" On July 7th 2014, an official press release was issued, detailing the planned release of "For One More Day". In it, information such as the music video director and location was revealed alongside details of pre-order options for the single.

Composition
"For One More Day" is a pop-rock track which contains elements of soul and electronic music. The track opens with a flute solo, before launching into a busy, crescendo-led chorus. The verses of the track are noted for their 1960's influence and the middle 8 of the track contains bleepy, electronic synths. Speaking about the production, Regina said that she wanted "a song that was basically a cluster-fuck of different sounds and genres, but that ended up flowing perfectly". Most production was handled by Emile Haynie, who previously worked on Regina with her #1 single "The Pact".

Critical reception
Upon the release of Serenity, "For One More Day" received exceptionally positive reviews. MTV praised the track, citing it as "a delightful pop-ballad in which Regina showcases her excellent vocal talents". Kayleigh Hudson of Entertainment Weekly called the song "a deliciously unapologetic slap of pop, which 60's and electro influences. It's chorus, while finely written, is so sugary it'll rot your teeth in an instance". NME listed the track as one of their favourites from Serenity and dubbed it "an obvious single choice". Popjustice awarded "For One More Day" their Song of the Day in July 2014, saying: "If we didn't know any better, we'd think this was produced by Ryan Tedder and was being sung by Leona Lewis or Beyoncé or someone. It's that good". They gave the track 9/10 stars.

Music video
The music video for "For One More Day" was shot towards the end of June 2014 in Finca Al Manzil, Spain and was directed by Yoann Lemoine. The video premiered on July 16th on Regina's official VEVO account.

Track listing

 * Digital Download
 * 1) "For One More Day"


 * Digital EP
 * 1) "For One More Day"
 * 2) "For One More Day" (Instrumental)
 * 3) "El Diablo" ("For One More Day" Original demo)


 * 12" Vinyl
 * 1) "For One More Day"
 * 2) "For One More Day" (Instrumental)