Despite the awards gained following its release, the song also generated controversy over its subject matter and has received a largely negative reaction from music critics. "Another Day in Paradise" also won an award for British Single at the 1990 Brit Awards. It won Collins and Padgham the Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 1991 awards ceremony, while it was also nominated for Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male and Best Music Video, Short Form. It was also a worldwide success, eventually becoming one of the most successful songs of his solo career.
The song was Collins' seventh and final Billboard Hot 100 No. Collins also appeals directly to God by singing: "Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do? Oh Lord, there must be something you can say." As with his song for Genesis, "Man on the Corner", the track has as its subject the problem of homelessness as such, the song was a substantial departure from the dance-pop music of his previous album, No Jacket Required (1985).Ĭollins sings the song from a third-person perspective, as he observes a man crossing the street to ignore a homeless woman, and he implores listeners not to turn a blind eye to homelessness because, by drawing a religious allusion, "it's just another day for you and me in paradise". Produced by Collins along with Hugh Padgham, it was released as the first single from his number-one album. " Another Day in Paradise" is a song recorded by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins.
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