John Mays, then the group's A&R representative at Word Records, originally thought it would be best if it were buried in the tracklist.
When the song was later performed live in 1996 on The Message About Life, Love & Other Mysteries Tour, an entirely new sequence was designed by Michael Hodge and Mark Childers.
Since Heather Payne's departure from the group in 2008, the song has been performed as a medley with "You Are the Answer" from the album Life, Love & Other Mysteries.
The group was initially reluctant to record "Faith, Hope & Love," but were convinced by Mays, owing to their appreciation of R&B acts such as En Vogue.
[2] Although "This Day" was not released as a single, it has remained a favorite among both the group and their fans, with Shelley Breen later speculating that "it [had] sold more sheet music and accompaniment tracks than anything else on the [album].