| Just Another Day in Paradise | |
| Cover: | justanotherdayinparadisephilvassar.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Phil Vassar |
| Album: | Phil Vassar |
| B-Side: | Rose Bouquet |
| Released: | June 5, 2000 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:53 |
| Label: | Arista Nashville |
| Producer: | Phil Vassar Byron Gallimore |
| Prev Title: | Carlene |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Rose Bouquet |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"Just Another Day in Paradise" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Phil Vassar that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1] It was released in June 2000 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. It also peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it a minor crossover hit and is Vassar's highest peaking song on the chart. The song was written by Vassar and Craig Wiseman.
The song tells the story of a couple raising a family, and dealing with all the mundane domestic distractions, from sour milk and a broken washing machine to a stack of bills.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine, reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a celebration of the joys and challenges of the American family." She goes on to say that Vassar has a "strong, warm voice, and he does so much more than simply sing a song. He injects it with personality and emotion - and he truly brings it to life".[2]
The music video for "Just Another Day in Paradise" was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered on CMT on June 29, 2000. The video shows Phil Vassar filming his family at a house on the beach. The video includes a closeup of eggs, burnt toast, the mother preparing breakfast for the kids, sour milk, a broken washing machine, eating pizza by candlelight, and the family preparing for bed. Throughout the video, Vassar sings and plays piano on the beach, in a living room, and on the same beach where his family is spending time. At the end of the video, the house is revealed to be a film set on the beach, and Vassar is sitting in the kitchen.
"Just Another Day in Paradise" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 10, 2000.
Phil Vassar's song "Just Another Day in Paradise" was parodied by country parodist Cledus T. Judd on his album "Cledus Envy" under the title "Just Another Day in Parodies." Judd's parody features a spoken cameo by Vassar himself at the end.