Daydream from Columbia Records. It was an instant success. For 16 weeks, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 — a record it would hold for 23 years, solidifying it as one of the biggest hits in music history.The song was an important cultural milestone in the AIDS pandemic. "One Sweet Day" was created after the January 1995 death of David Cole, Carey's longtime collaborator, from AIDS complications.
Co-written and co-produced by Walter Afanasieff, the song was intended to comfort those impacted by the AIDS crisis and to mourn the dead.And when Carey's team approached Boyz II Men, the theme also resonated with the group members, who had recently lost their road manager, Kahlil Roundtree, to gun violence.