Eighth Day (Hazel O'Connor song)

"Eighth Day" is a song by British singer-songwrier 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.[1] The song was also certified silver in the UK by the BPI.[2]

"Eighth Day"
Single by Hazel O'Connor
from the album Breaking Glass
B-side"Monsters in Disguise"
ReleasedAugust 1980
Recorded1980
StudioGood Earth Studios, London
Genre
Length3:11
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Hazel O'Connor
Producer(s)Tony Visconti
Hazel O'Connor singles chronology
"Writing on the Wall"
(1980)
"Eighth Day"
(1980)
"Give Me an Inch"
(1980)

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".[3]

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak

position

Ireland (IRMA)[4] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[1] 5
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