- Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)
Infobox Single
Name = Bad Day
Artist =Daniel Powter
from Album = Daniel Powter
Released = flagicon|European Union January, 2005
flagicon|AustraliaJune 27 ,2005
flagicon|United KingdomJuly 25 ,2005
flagicon|United StatesFebruary 15 ,2006
Format =CD single ,digital download
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:53
Label =Warner Music Group (USA)
Sony BMG (Europe/Korea/Latin America)
Writer = Daniel Powter
Producer =
[ Reviews = ]
Last single = —
This single = "Bad Day"
(2005/2006)
Next single = "Free Loop"
(2005)"Bad Day" is a pop song written by Canadian singerDaniel Powter . It was released as the first single from his debut album "Daniel Powter" (2005) and achieved a huge success throughout the world, topping the U.S. and Irish charts.Music video
The
music video is directed byMarc Webb and features two single people, a male (Jason Adelman ) and a female (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 addinggraffiti 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 hisbeanie hat, playing his piano. The Metro Red Line subway in Los Angeles was used during the shooting of this video.Critical reception
Billboard called the song "one of the great discoveries of the year." [Taylor, Chuck (
2005-06-18 ), "Bad Day". "Billboard". 117 (25):72]Chart performances
Listen
filename=Daniel Powter - Bad Day.ogg
title=Daniel Powter "Bad Day" (2005)
description="Bad Day" was the Billboard Hot 100 single of the year for 2006.
format=Ogg "Bad Day" reached number seven on theCanadian Singles Chart ; it was also successful in theUnited Kingdom , where it reached number two on theUK Singles Chart after it was used in an advertising campaign forCoca-Cola . [ [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6092 "Bad Day by Daniel Powter Songfacts"] .Songfacts . RetrievedMarch 12 2008 .] In theUnited States , it reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song grew in popularity in the United States when it was used in the fifth season ofAmerican Idol in the farewell video packages for eliminated contestants. It was also featured in the compilation album "Voices from the FIFA World Cup " during the2006 FIFA World Cup ."Bad Day" has been certified 2x platinum by the
RIAA in the U.S. for digital sales of over 2 million. The song was featured as a free download on theiTunes Store from August 2–9, 2005. It was nominated for a2007 Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ". [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235200,00.html "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations"] .Associated Press .December 7 2006 . RetrievedDecember 9 2006 .]"Billboard" named "Bad Day" the No. 1 Hot 100 song of 2006. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2006/charts/hot100.jsp http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2006/charts/hot100.jsp] "Billboard.com" ]
On the 16th July 2008, it was revealed by BBC News [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7508196.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Powter song is 'UK's most played' ] ] that "Bad Day" was the most played song in the UK during the period 2003-2008.
Cover versions
"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.Certifications
Charts
ee also
*
2005 in music
*2006 in music
*"Billboard"'s Top Hot 100 Hits of 2006
*Musical parody by Internet Sketch Comedy ShowMoron Life Called " [http://moronlife.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=364&Itemid=100 Overplayed] ".
*Musical parody byEric D. Snider called " [http://www.ericdsnider.com/player.php Not Fooling Anyone] ".External links
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=oIcFgl6zf3A "Bad Day"] at
YouTube References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.