"A Perfect Day Elise" is a song by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey. Written solely by Harvey, the song was released as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Is This Desire? (1998), in September 1998 through Island Records. The song became Harvey's highest charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 25. It also charted at number 33 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, becoming one of Harvey’s biggest US hits. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Harvey's frequent collaborator Maria Mochnacz, was released in 1998.