It features Quinn’s soulful, New Romantic vocals over melancholic synthesizer textures and open drum machine beats. Critics have noted that its "acoustic guitar mimicking synth strum" foreshadowed the sound of future Erasure hits like "Ship of Fools".
A backing track was recorded with producer Flood and an unnamed reggae singer was initially hired for the vocals. When the pairing proved unsuccessful, Flood recommended Paul Quinn, the lead singer of Bourgie Bourgie . vince_clarkepaul_quinn_one_day_extension_1985_a...
"One Day" was one of the audition songs Clarke used when selecting a permanent singer; Andy Bell's audition version was eventually released on the rarities collection Buried Treasure II . Releases and Chart Performance It features Quinn’s soulful, New Romantic vocals over
"One Day" was a collaborative single released on June 10, 1985, by British musician and Scottish singer Paul Quinn . Often described as a bridge between Clarke's work with The Assembly and the formation of Erasure, the track is a melancholic, synth-pop ballad. Background and Recording When the pairing proved unsuccessful, Flood recommended Paul
The track was written by Vince Clarke, Jamie Morgan , and Cameron McVey .
Clarke originally intended "One Day" to be the second single for his project The Assembly , which utilized different guest vocalists for each track.