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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGQZItOMz6k YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7oKyITEBWOqSO87kuSBCx5 Spotify]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/good-day Bandcamp]<br>[https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/track/good-day-demo Demo (Bandcamp)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL8yy20fePI Mitch Albom Excerpt (YouTube)]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/marvins-marvelous-mechanical-museum Simlish (Bandcamp, hidden track)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_AkwQ83MqA Simlish (YouTube)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJcOknVbISM Without TV Effect (incomplete)]}}  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGQZItOMz6k YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7oKyITEBWOqSO87kuSBCx5 Spotify]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/good-day Bandcamp]<br>[https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/track/good-day-demo Demo (Bandcamp)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL8yy20fePI Mitch Albom Excerpt (YouTube)]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/marvins-marvelous-mechanical-museum Simlish (Bandcamp, hidden track)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_AkwQ83MqA Simlish (YouTube)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJcOknVbISM Without TV Effect (incomplete)]}}  
'''Good Day''' is a song written by [[Andrew Horowitz]]. It won the 2004 BMI John Lennon Scholarship, and It's been played on '''The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.'''  Good Day was also featured in the April 6th, 2006 episode of '''The O.C.''', a popular prime-time drama on the Fox network.
'''"Good Day"''' is a song written by [[Andrew Horowitz]]. It won the 2004 BMI John Lennon Scholarship, and It's been played on '''The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.'''  Good Day was also featured in the April 6th, 2006 episode of '''The O.C.''', a popular prime-time drama on the Fox network.


The music video for Good Day debuted along side its single release{{cn |Citation needed: date of single release}} and was later shown in the first episode of [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]].
The music video for Good Day debuted along side its single release{{cn |Citation needed: date of single release}} and was later shown in the first episode of [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]].
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In May 2004, the song was performed for the Mitch Albom Show, an excerpt of which would later resurface on 2005's [[The Pingry EP|Pingry EP]]. Later that year, the song also made it to the tracklist of their compilation demo album [[Complete Demos]], mostly unchanged from the Party Boobytrap EP version.{{cn | Are there any changes between the 'Party Boobytrap' and 'Complete Demos' versions?}}
In May 2004, the song was performed for the Mitch Albom Show, an excerpt of which would later resurface on 2005's [[The Pingry EP|Pingry EP]]. Later that year, the song also made it to the tracklist of their compilation demo album [[Complete Demos]], mostly unchanged from the Party Boobytrap EP version.{{cn | Are there any changes between the 'Party Boobytrap' and 'Complete Demos' versions?}}


In 2005, Good Day was re-recorded for Tally Hall's first studio album: [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]], this time with replacement drummer [[Ross Federman]] on drums, and with new orchestration.
In 2005, "Good Day" was re-recorded for Tally Hall's first studio album: [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]], this time with replacement drummer [[Ross Federman]] on drums, and with new orchestration. When remixed and partially re-recorded for [[Atlantic Records]] in 2007, quite a couple changes were made, such as: more vocals on the intro, the "I thought you knew I knew" section was completely re-recorded, and more backing vocals were recorded for the "Let us sing" section.


When remixed and partially re-recorded for [[Atlantic Records]] in 2007, quite a couple changes were made, such as: more vocals on the intro, the "I thought you knew I knew" section was completely re-recorded, and more backing vocals were recorded for the "Let us sing" section.
Tally Hall recorded a special version of "Good Day" in the fictional "Simlish" language for the Sims 2: Apartment Life expansion pack.<ref>[https://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/sims-2-apartment-life-soundtrack "The Sims 2 Apartment Life Soundtrack".] IGN Music. ''IGN UK.'' Accessed: December 19, 2018</ref> This version was included on the [[Needlejuice Records]] re-issue of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum.


===Live Performances===
===Live Performances===
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==Music Video==
==Music Video==
The music video for Good Day was filmed over a period of 4 months in 2006<ref>[https://www.radioiowa.com/2006/10/19/tally-hall-makes-first-appearance-in-iowa/ Radio Iowa] 19th October 2006. ''Radio Iowa.''</ref>, and later burned to DVD for filming of the TV segments over that September. Tally Hall seemingly asked people around Michigan to film their TVs for the video, as a Reddit user on r/tallyhall would show a scene featuring a picture of a University of Michigan band "Groove" on a wall.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/tallyhall/comments/sdsw2q/i_went_to_university_of_michigan_just_like_a_band/ r/tallyhall Reddit post] ''Reddit.''</ref> Tally Hall would later post outtakes from the filming on [[tallyhall.com]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1eDuoss5Kc Still working on the music video... 08.23.06] ''YouTube.''</ref> Most of the members would also change their profile pictures to scenes from the video, Ross using the weight loss ad, Zubin using the Bob Ross parody, Andrew using the Blue's Clues parody, and Rob using their Party Boobytrap rap video segment.<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/hitsdotcom/750846183846658048/in-2006-as-part-of-advertising-their-latest Andrew Facebook profile picture update in 2006. Screenshot Archived Via HITSdotcom on Tumblr] December 15th 2006. [Web Screenshot.] ''Facebook / Tumblr'' Re-retrieved, and archived 18th May 2024.</ref>  
The music video for "Good Day" was filmed over a period of 4 months in 2006<ref>[https://www.radioiowa.com/2006/10/19/tally-hall-makes-first-appearance-in-iowa/ Radio Iowa] 19th October 2006. ''Radio Iowa.''</ref>, and later burned to DVD for filming of the TV segments over that September. Tally Hall seemingly asked people around Michigan to film their TVs for the video, as a Reddit user on r/tallyhall would show a scene featuring a picture of a University of Michigan band "Groove" on a wall.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/tallyhall/comments/sdsw2q/i_went_to_university_of_michigan_just_like_a_band/ r/tallyhall Reddit post] ''Reddit.''</ref> Tally Hall would later post outtakes from the filming on [[tallyhall.com]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1eDuoss5Kc Still working on the music video... 08.23.06] ''YouTube.''</ref> Most of the members would also change their profile pictures to scenes from the video, Ross using the weight loss ad, Zubin using the Bob Ross parody, Andrew using the Blue's Clues parody, and Rob using their Party Boobytrap rap video segment.<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/hitsdotcom/750846183846658048/in-2006-as-part-of-advertising-their-latest Andrew Facebook profile picture update in 2006. Screenshot Archived Via HITSdotcom on Tumblr] December 15th 2006. [Web Screenshot.] ''Facebook / Tumblr'' Re-retrieved, and archived 18th May 2024.</ref>  


When asked about it by calenderlive.com, Rob stated: ''"We're doing it guerrilla-style, we shot part of it at Michigan Stadium.... I think the grounds crew thought we were important because of our ties."''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060822062847/http://www.calendarlive.com/nightlife/cl-wk-bands3aug03,0,6418993.story?coll=cl-nightlife-features calenderlive.com article. "He gets high with a little help"] ''Calenderlive.''</ref>
When asked about it by calenderlive.com, Rob stated: ''"We're doing it guerrilla-style, we shot part of it at Michigan Stadium.... I think the grounds crew thought we were important because of our ties."''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060822062847/http://www.calendarlive.com/nightlife/cl-wk-bands3aug03,0,6418993.story?coll=cl-nightlife-features calenderlive.com article. "He gets high with a little help"] ''Calenderlive.''</ref>


During the filming of one scene at their local rotary park, [[Joe Hawley]] and [[Zubin Sedghi]] were robbed of most of their equipment and were left injured. This event was referenced in [[Rotary Park]], a song by both Joe and Zubin on Joe's album called [[Joe Hawley Joe Hawley]].
During the filming of one scene at their local rotary park, [[Joe Hawley]] and [[Zubin Sedghi]] were robbed of most of their equipment and were left injured. This event was referenced in "[[Rotary Park]]", a song by both Joe and Zubin on Joe's album called [[Joe Hawley Joe Hawley]].


The music video was uploaded to YouTube on February 25th 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080306142633/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNgyFJOzbs4&feature=dir TALLY HALL - GOOD DAY. YouTube.] ''YouTube.'' Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> and soon became featured on YouTube's featured videos category in March 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080306093600/http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube March 2008 archive.]</ref>. It would also be featured on AOL Music, MSN, and AlbinoBlackSheep<ref name="SP">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080401235021/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/31/tally_hall_s_debut_album_marvin_s_marvel_1 StarPulse article about Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum's release.] ''Starpulse.'' Archived via The Wayback Machine</ref>
The music video was uploaded to YouTube on February 25th 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080306142633/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNgyFJOzbs4&feature=dir TALLY HALL - GOOD DAY. YouTube.] ''YouTube.'' Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> and soon became featured on YouTube's featured videos category in March 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080306093600/http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube March 2008 archive.]</ref>. It would also be featured on AOL Music, MSN, and AlbinoBlackSheep<ref name="SP">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080401235021/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/31/tally_hall_s_debut_album_marvin_s_marvel_1 StarPulse article about Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum's release.] ''Starpulse.'' Archived via The Wayback Machine</ref>
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* The breakdown has Rob making a chicken sound.
* The breakdown has Rob making a chicken sound.
* Tally Hall recorded a special version of Good Day in the fictional "Simlish" language for the Sims 2: Apartment Life expansion pack.<ref>[https://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/sims-2-apartment-life-soundtrack "The Sims 2 Apartment Life Soundtrack".] IGN Music. ''IGN UK.'' Accessed: December 19, 2018</ref>
* For a tie-in promotion with Burger King, U-MYX and iMeem, people were allowed to remix Good Day with its stems. It was released on June 24th, 2008, and exclusive to iMeem's website until the site shut down in 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080808113603/http://www.u-myx.com/Music/ U-MYX Music page.] August 2008. Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> These stems were mostly lost for years (with the exception of some vocal stems thanks to Coz Baldwin) until August 2021 when the rest were found in The "[[Another Minute]]" gigaleak, a private Tally Hall collection.
* For a tie-in promotion with Burger King, U-MYX and iMeem, people were allowed to remix Good Day with its stems. It was released on June 24th, 2008, and exclusive to iMeem's website until the site shut down in 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080808113603/http://www.u-myx.com/Music/ U-MYX Music page.] August 2008. Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> These stems were mostly lost for years (with the exception of some vocal stems thanks to Coz Baldwin) until August 2021 when the rest were found in The "[[Another Minute]]" gigaleak, a private Tally Hall collection.
* In the music video for Good Day, you can see home movie clips of presumably each member when they were younger.
* In the music video for "Good Day", you can see home movie clips of presumably each member when they were younger.
* Originally, instead of the images of someone screaming that multiply, there would have been moving clouds. This can be seen in the last few frames of the 30 second video without the TV effect and in the original video, a single frame after the images of someone screaming. [[File:Good_day_clouds.png|thumb|The clouds.]]
* Originally, instead of the images of someone screaming that multiply, there would have been moving clouds. This can be seen in the last few frames of the 30 second video without the TV effect and in the original video, a single frame after the images of someone screaming. [[File:Good_day_clouds.png|thumb|The clouds.]]
* Good Day was originally spelt without a space between Good and Day, "Goodday". This can be seen in Party Boobytrap's song metadata and on the 2004 BMI John Lennon Scholarships page.
* "Good Day" was originally spelt without a space between Good and Day, "Goodday". This can be seen in Party Boobytrap's song metadata and on the 2004 BMI John Lennon Scholarships page.
* The lyrics booklet for [[Complete Demos]] has a typo in the song's lyrics: "It lives '''<u>ane</u>''' breathes and it insists that it insists that it is something".<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/wiki/images/0/00/CompleteDemos_BookInside_2500.jpg Complete Demos booklet.] ''Hidden In The Sand.''</ref>
* The lyrics booklet for [[Complete Demos]] has a typo in the song's lyrics: "It lives '''<u>ane</u>''' breathes and it insists that it insists that it is something".<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/wiki/images/0/00/CompleteDemos_BookInside_2500.jpg Complete Demos booklet.] ''Hidden In The Sand.''</ref>


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