Beautiful Sunday (song)
"Beautiful Sunday" is a song written by Daniel Boone and Rod McQueen, and performed by Daniel Boone. It appeared on his 1972 album "Beautiful Sunday" and was produced by Larry Page and arranged by Boone. Chart performance. "Beautiful Sunday" peaked at #15 on the Hot 100 on 16–23 September 1972 and at #1 on WCFL on 21 October 1972. The song also made the charts in New Zealand (gold record), France, Japan, South Africa, and Germany, where it held the #1 position from May 1972 to late June 1972. Boone re-released the song in the UK  in 1974; it reached #53 on the UK singles chart. Boone re-released the song in Japan in 1976; it topped the Oricon Singles Chart from March 22 to June 28. "Beautiful Sunday" is still the best selling single by a foreign artist in Japan. In popular culture. The song is commonly used for the 'Slosh' dance. The dance is popular in Scotland where it is commonly played at wedding receptions. In media. "Beautiful Sunday" was used as the theme song for the 1975–1976 Japan's TBS morning show "Ohayo 720". The song was featured in the Scottish sitcom "Still  Game", on the third episode of the second series titled "Doactors" (Doctors). The characters Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade dance the Slosh to it. The 2010 musical "I Dreamed a Dream", which is based on the life of Susan Boyle, includes the tune. The song appeared in the HBO Max series "The Righteous Gemstones", on the ninth episode of the second season titled "I Will Tell of All Your Deeds".