"A Brand New Day" is a song from the 1978 movie, The Wiz. The song was written by Luther Vandross. It was performed by Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell and, Ted Ross. The album version is 7:48. The single edit is 2:40.
Lyrics[]
Everybody look around
'Cause there's a reason to rejoice you see
Everybody come out
And let's commence to singing joyfully
Everybody look up
And feel the hope that we've been waiting for
Everybody's glad
Because our silent fear and dread is gone
Freedom, you see, has got our hearts singing so joyfully
Just look about
You owe it to yourself to check it out
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Everybody be glad
Because the sun is shining just for us
Everybody wake up
Into the morning into happiness
Hello world
It's like a different way of living now
And thank you world
We always knew that we'd be free somehow
In harmony
And show the world that we've got liberty
It's such a change
For us to live so independently
Freedom, you see, has got our hearts singing so joyfully
Just look about
You owe it to yourself to check it out
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Everybody be glad
Because the sun is shining just for us
Everybody wake up
Into the morning into happiness
Hello world
It's like a different way of living now
And thank you world
We always knew that we'd be free somehow
In harmony
And show the world that we've got liberty
It's such a change
For us to live so independently
Freedom, you see, has got our hearts singing so joyfully
Just look about
You owe it to yourself to check it out
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
Can't you feel a brand new day?
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Trivia[]
- The song considered to be symbolic as a message towards the African Americans achieving the freedom and liberty they deserve.
- In the onscreen version of the song, Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man, can even be heard exclaiming "Free at last!"—a reference to civil rights activist/leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (His impromptu addition to the song is not heard on the soundtrack album version, instead is replaced by sung vocals by Diana Ross.)
- In the movie, Luther Vandross sings the first lyrics of the song, Vandross' line was to represent one of the Winkies singing and dancing on a table while throwing up an item in the film.