The track was written by Vince Clarke, Jamie Morgan , and Cameron McVey .
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...
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". The track was written by Vince Clarke, Jamie
"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 Flood recommended Paul Quinn