Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)
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| Single by Daniel Powter from the album Daniel Powter |
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| Released |  January, 2005 June 27, 2005 July 25, 2005 February 15, 2006 |
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| Format | CD single, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:53 | ||||
| Label | Warner Music Group (USA) Sony BMG (Europe/Korea/Latin America) |
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| Writer(s) | Daniel Powter | ||||
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"Bad Day" is a pop song written by Canadian singer Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his debut album Daniel Powter (2005) and reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart; it was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart after it was used in an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola.[1] In the United States, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also the number 1 song of the year on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also featured in the complication album Voices from the FIFA World Cup during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
"Bad Day" has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. for digital sales of over 2 million, and it became the second-best-selling digital single of all time.[citations needed] The song was featured as a free download on the iTunes Store from August 2–9, 2005. It was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance".[2]
Billboard named "Bad Day" the No. 1 Hot 100 song of 2006.[3]
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[edit] Covers
"Bad Day" was covered by the fictional music group Alvin and the Chipmunks for their 2007 film Alvin and the Chipmunks. Their version made the charts in January 2008, debuting (and so far, to date) peaking at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Music video
The music video is directed by Marc Webb and features two single people, a boy (Jason Adelman) and a girl (Samaire Armstrong), waking and going about their daily schedule. The video shows this happening over a three-day period, but makes no distinction between the days. The main event is the two adding graffiti to the same wall, separately, on each day, culminating in the completion of a heart. At the end of the video, life mirrors the image created on the wall, with the boy offering the soaking wet girl a red umbrella in the pouring rain, as a cab stops for them. Parts of it are shot in a split-screen. Throughout the video, Powter is shown with his beanie hat, playing his piano. The Metro Red Line subway in Los Angeles was used during the shooting of this video.
[edit] Critical reception
Billboard called the song "one of the great discoveries of the year."[4]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2005/2006/2007)[5][6][7] | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Chart | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 13 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 5 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 7 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 3 |
| German Singles Chart | 17 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 8 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 2 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 2 |
| United World Chart | 13 |
| Preceded by "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single August 18, 2005- September 8, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes |
| Preceded by "Temperature" by Sean Paul |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single April 8, 2006- May 6, 2006 |
Succeeded by "SOS" by Rihanna |
| Preceded by "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey |
Billboard Hot 100 Number one single of the year 2006 |
Succeeded by "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé |
[edit] See also
- 2005 in music
- 2006 in music
- Billboard's Top Hot 100 Hits of 2006
- Musical parody by Internet Sketch Comedy Show Moron Life Called Overplayed.
- Musical parody by Eric D. Snider called Not Fooling Anyone.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Bad Day by Daniel Powter Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ^ "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations". Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2006/charts/hot100.jsp Billboard.com
- ^ Taylor, Chuck (2005-06-18), "Bad Day". Billboard. 117 (25):72
- ^ "Bad dDay", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by N/A |
American Idol Farewell Song Season 5 (2006) |
Succeeded by Home |
