Placed into Group 3 for the Top 30 semi-finals, Day performed "I'll Be", by Edwin McCain. Although he had less time to prepare than the other contestants, he received positive remarks from the judges and was voted through to the top ten. For the first round of the finals, each contestant was instructed to sing a Motown song. Day selected "My Girl", by The Temptations. Although he was once again praised by all three judges (and even called best of the night up to that point by Randy Jackson), Day received the lowest number of votes that week and became the first finalist ever eliminated from "American Idol".