Chart Performances
"Bad Day" reached number seven 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. In the United States, it reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. The song grew in popularity in the United States when it was used in the fifth season of American Idol in the farewell video packages for eliminated contestants. It was also featured in the compilation album Voices from the FIFA World Cup during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It is also currently a popular song to play in sporting events, usually whenever the home team loses. It was even played after the 2008 U.S. Presidential election after John McCain's concession speech. Since 2007, NFL.com has used the song in their commercial for playoff Fantasy football.
"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 the iTunes Store from August 2–9, 2005. It was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance".
Billboard named "Bad Day" the No. 1 Hot 100 song of 2006. It is one of three "one hit wonders" to become Billboard's single of the year, following 1958's Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu by Domenico Modugno (the Italian Eurovision Song Contest entry 1958) and 1962's "Stranger On The Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk. While Modugno and Bilk each had another Hot 100 hit, "Bad Day" was Powter's only Hot 100 hit.
On the 16th July 2008, it was revealed by BBC News that "Bad Day" was the most played song in the UK during the period 2003-2008. It was also his only Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom, although follow-up single "Freeloop" would have charted had it not been ineligible due to containing a version of "Bad Day", still then in the charts, on the single.
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