Song · Daniel Powter
“Bad Day” by Daniel Powter
From the album Daniel Powter (2005)
“Bad Day” by Daniel Powter appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 2005 on the album Daniel Powter. Its best result is #143 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,866 alternative song of all time.
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"Bad Day" waited a long time to become unavoidable. Daniel Powter and Jeff Dawson recorded it in 2002, couldn't find a label to take it, and the world first heard it in a French Coca-Cola commercial at Christmas 2004. A demo found its way to Warner Bros. chief Tom Whalley, who signed Powter, and the song led off his self-titled album in Europe in 2005.
Powter wrote it alone, sings it and plays keyboards; Dawson and Mitchell Froom produced, with Pete Thomas and Matt Chamberlain among the drummers credited. Critics split over whether the lyrics were universal or just vague, and listeners didn't care: it became the most played song on European radio, topped the Hot 100, and turned into American Idol's go-to music for sending contestants home.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 265 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 143 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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