Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
“One Sweet Day,” featuring Boyz II Men, was released as the second single from Mariah’s Daydream album in November 1995. She was inspired to write this song after losing her close friend and collaborator David Cole, who died in January 1995 due to complications from spinal meningitis brought on by A...
[Verse 1: Boyz II Men]
Sorry I've never told you
All I wanted to say
And now it's too late to hold you
'Cause you've flown away, so far away
[Verse 2: Mariah Carey]
Never had I imagined
Living without your smile
Feeling and knowing you hear me
It keeps me alive, alive
[Chorus: All & Mariah Carey]
And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together (Together)
One sweet day
(And I'll wait patiently to see you in Heaven)
[Verse 3: Boyz II Men & (Mariah Carey)]
Darling, I never showed you (No, no, no, no)
Assumed you'd always be there (Always there)
I thought you'd always be there
I, I took your presence for granted
But I always cared (But I always cared)
And I miss the love we shared (Yeah, and I know)
[Chorus: All, Mariah Carey]
And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way (Lost along the way)
And I know eventually we'll be together (Oh, no, I know)
One sweet day
(And I'll wait patiently to see you in Heaven)
[Bridge: Mariah Carey & (Boyz II Men)]
(Although the sun will never shine the same again)
(I'll always look to a brighter day) Yeah, yeah
Lord, I know when I lay me down to sleep
You will always listen as I pray
[Chorus: All]
And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together
One sweet day (One sweet day)
And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together (Yes, we will)
(One sweet day) One sweet day
[Outro: Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men]
Sorry, I never told you
All I wanted to say
One Sweet Day was written by Shawn Stockman & Wanyá Morris & Nathan Morris & Michael McCary & Walter Afanasieff & Mariah Carey.
One Sweet Day was produced by Wanyá Morris & Shawn Stockman & Michael McCary & Nathan Morris & Walter Afanasieff & Mariah Carey.
Mariah Carey released One Sweet Day on Tue Oct 03 1995.
Mariah Carey talked about the songwriting experience in an interview with Chris Nickson, author of the book “Mariah Carey Revisited: Her Story” in 1998.
I wrote the initial idea for ‘One Sweet Day’ with Walter (Afanasieff), and I had the chorus…and I stopped and said, ‘I really wanna do this with...