| Daybreak | |
| Cover: | Daybreak_-_Barry_Manilow.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barry Manilow |
| Album: | This One's for You |
| B-Side: | Jump Shout Boogie |
| Released: | September 1977 |
| Recorded: | 1976 |
| Genre: | Soft rock, pop |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Producer: | Ron Dante |
| Prev Title: | Looks Like We Made It |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | It's Just Another New Year's Eve |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
"Daybreak" is an uptempo pop song by Barry Manilow. It was composed by Manilow and Adrienne Anderson and first appeared on Manilow's 1976 studio album This One's for You.
The single version was recorded live with the female backup group Lady Flash. The song reached number 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] On the Cash Box Top 100 it peaked at number 21 for two weeks.[3] It was a bigger hit in Canada, on both charts in which it appeared.
The song is prominently featured in the 1994 film Serial Mom, directed by John Waters and starring Kathleen Turner.[4] [5] [6]
Billboard described the song as "lively, upbeat, [and] irresistibly buoyant."[7] Record World said that it "has a bright, breezy pop flavor that will remind audiences of summer."[8]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 23 | |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7 | |
| U.S. Cashbox Top 100 | 21 | |
| U.S. Radio & Records | 16 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[10] | 20 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[11] | 4 |
| Chart (1977) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada[12] | 157 | |
| U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[13] | 148 |