In 1993, “Cherish the Day” peaked at #53 on the U.K. Singles chart
In the U.S., the song peaked at #16 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #23 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #45 on Billboard’s R&B chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks.
[Verse 1]
You're ruling the way that I move
And I breathe your air
You only can rescue me
This is my prayer
If you were mine
If you were mine
I wouldn't want to go to heaven
[Chorus]
Cherish the day
I won't go astray
I won't be afraid
You won't catch me running
You're ruling the way that I move
You take my air
You show me how deep love can be
[Verse 2]
You're ruling the way that I move
And I breathe your air
You only can rescue me
This is my prayer
[Chorus]
Cherish the day
I won't go astray
I won't be afraid
You won't catch me running
Cherish the day
I won't go astray
I won't be afraid
Won't run away
[Bridge]
You show me how deep love can be
You show me how deep love can be
This is my prayer
[Chorus]
Cherish the day
I won't go astray
I won't be afraid
Won't run away
Won't shy
Cherish the day
I won't go astray
[Outro]
I cherish the day
I cherish the day
I cherish the day
I cherish the day
I cherish the day
Cherish the Day was written by Sade Adu & Andrew Hale & Stuart Matthewman.
Sade released Cherish the Day on Mon Oct 26 1992.
Sade claimed this as her favourite song from ‘Love Deluxe’ in a 1992 interview with Red Bull Academy:
I just like it. I think it’s really quite deep, but at the same time it’s a love song. It’s funny, most of the songs I can’t tell you if I really like them or not; it’s really hard to be objective...