Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)
| "Perfect Day" | ||||
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One of label variants of the US single | ||||
| Single by Lou Reed | ||||
| from the album Transformer | ||||
| A-side | "Walk on the Wild Side" | |||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Trident (London) | |||
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| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter | Lou Reed | |||
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| Lou Reed singles chronology | ||||
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"Perfect Day" is a song written by American musician Lou Reed in 1972. It was originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album, and was released as a double A-side single with "Walk on the Wild Side". Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting and after a star-studded version was released as a BBC charity single in 1997, reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway. Reed re-recorded the song for his 2003 album The Raven. It is Reed's second-most successful solo single.