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"Bad Day" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter. Powter and producer Jeff Dawson recorded the song in 2002 but at first they could not find a label to release it. The song was first used in a French Coca-Cola television advertisement at Christmas 2004 before its official release. A piano-infused pop rock power ballad, it was released by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single for his self-titled debut studio album in Europe in early 2005. Although "Bad Day" received generally mixed critical reviews, it was a commercial success. In 2005, it was the most played song on European radio, having topped the Irish Singles Chart and peaked at number two on the European Hot 100 Singles and on the UK Singles Chart. After its success in Europe, it was brought to the United States, where it topped ''Billboard''s Hot 100, Pop 100, Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts. It was the first song ever to sell 2 million digital copies in the U.S. and was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Marc Webb and was also successful, registering 10 million views in 2006. The song was often used for advertisements and for television programs, most prominently as the elimination song of ''American Idol''. Different shows and artists covered and parodied "Bad Day", and Powter has performed the song on television and during his concert tours. ==Background and writing == After leaving college, Powter moved to Vancouver; he played keyboards before he started composing songs. In 1997, he made a partnership with music producer Jeff Dawson and they recorded "Bad Day" in 2002.〔 For two weeks, Powter had a melody that "wouldn't go away" from his mind. Thinking of a lyric that would fit the melody, he thought an "up and poppy" lyric would make it "the cheesiest song of all time".〔 He then thought "bad day" would be a good choice for the chorus,〔 and wrote the lyrics partly based on his life as a struggling musician.〔 "Bad Day" was the last song to be composed for ''Daniel Powter''; Powter wrote it in an hour during a ferry journey between Victoria and Vancouver. Powter said of the song, "mostly it's about phonics. It's about words that sing great. I was mumbling something, and those words came out."〔 Dawson and Powter included the song on a disc that was offered to record labels, which required Powter to perform in New York, but his lack of stage presence led to the label's refusal. Powter returned to Vancouver because he "got killed" and "decided to forget about it" because "once a record company says no, it's difficult to come around again".〔 After the failure, Powter's new representative, Gary Stamler, played Powter's demo tapes to Tom Whalley, a chairman of Warner Bros. Records. Whalley offered Powter a contract; Powter was reluctant to sign it because he considered himself mainly as a songwriter.〔 He accepted the offer in April 2003 and along with Dawson and producer Mitchell Froom, he began finishing his album in Los Angeles.〔 The album was recorded in Powter's Vancouver apartment; it was not modified because Froom wanted to keep its "original feel()." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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