Face the Day (The Angels song)

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"Face the Day"
Single by The Angels
from the album Dark Room
ReleasedOctober 1980 (1980-10)
GenreHard rock
Length4:07 (single version)
5:21 (album version)
LabelEpic Records
Songwriter(s)Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Richard Brewster
Producer(s)John Brewster, Richard Brewster
The Angels singles chronology
"Poor Baby"
(1980)
"Face the Day"
(1980)
"Into the Heat"
(1981)

"Face the Day" is a song by Australian hard rock The Angels, released in October 1980 as the third and final single from their fourth studio album Dark Room. The single charted at number 30 on the Recorded Music NZ and number 67 on the Kent Music Report.

The song was covered by American hard rock band Great White on their 1986 album Shot In the Dark, and was the first single released from that album.

Track listing[edit]

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  1. Face the Day (Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Richard Brewster) - 4:07
  2. Public Enemy (Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Richard Brewster, Chris Bailey) - 2:58

Personnel[edit]

  • Doc Neeson - lead vocals
  • Rick Brewster - lead guitar
  • John Brewster - rhythm guitar
  • Toby Gibson - bass guitar
  • Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup - drums

Production

  • Producer - John Brewster, Richard Brewster (tracks: 1 & 2)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[1] 67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 20

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts
  2. ^ "The Angles – Face the Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 July 2014.