A Fine, Fine Day
{{Infobox song
| name = A Fine, Fine Day
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Tony Carey
| album = Some Tough City
| B-side = Say It's All Over
| released = 1984
| recorded = West Germany
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| genre = Rock
| length = 4:24
| label = MCA
| writer = Tony Carey
| producer = Peter Hauke[https://www.45cat.com/record/mca52343 "A Fine, Fine Day" at 45cat]
| prev_title = West Coast Summer Nights
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = The First Day of Summer
| next_year = 1984
}}
"A Fine, Fine Day" is a single released by American singer and keyboardist Tony Carey. It is the opening track on his 1984 album, Some Tough City.
The song, written by Carey, spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #22.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tony carey|chart=all}} Billboard.com] The music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=aor-interview-tony-carey |url=https://aor-bible.de/interview-mit-tony-carey/}}
It is Carey's highest charting single and one of two to make the top-40, with the other being "The First Day of Summer."[http://allmusic.com/artist/tony-carey-p16296/charts-awards/billboard-singles AllMusic.com] It also peaked at #1 on the Mainstream Rock (chart).
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. Jim Angell of the Tri City Herald said, "there's no doubt A Fine, Fine Day...is a fine, fine song," while the Chicago Tribune called it a "powerful hit."[https://archive.today/20120729032229/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/637902502.html?dids=637902502:637902502&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+10,+1984&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=POP&pqatl=google Chicago Tribune][https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lHguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1oUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2393,3786659&dq=a-fine-fine-day&hl=en Tri City Herald] Saw Tek Meng of the New Straits Times called it "a fine opener [to Some Tough City]."[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_aNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6o8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6526,1419285&dq=a-fine-fine-day&hl=en New Straits Times]
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