Days Like These (Asia song)

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"Days Like These"
Asia - Days Like These.jpg
Single by Asia
from the album Then & Now
B-side "Voice of America"
Released17 August 1990
Genre
Length4:04 (LP version)
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s) Steve Jones
Producer(s) Frank Wolf
Asia singles chronology
"Go"
(1985)
"Days Like These"
(1990)

"Days Like These" is a song by British rock band Asia, issued as a 7" single on 17 August 1990 in Europe by Geffen Records. It had previously appeared on their compilation album Then & Now , released three days before, while its B-side, "Voice of America", was derived from the third studio album, Astra (1985). In the United States, two promotion only CD singles were also available. This unusually optimistic and upbeat Asia song was a major hit on rock radio, reaching #2 on the Billboard "Mainstream Rock" chart.

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"Days Like These" was written by Steve Jones, the past leader for The Unforgiven, and produced/engineered by Frank Wolf. It features Steve Lukather, Toto guitarist, and well-known studio musician on lead guitar.

In contrast to the rest of the new songs from Then & Now, "Days Like These" has been well received. On AllMusic, Tom Demalon has noted that it "nearly matches the band's strong debut material". [1] An official music video was shot for the song and it gained considerable airplay during the summer of 1990 and was a number two hit on the Mainstream Rock chart. [2] Despite this, the single peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 [3] and was the last chart entry for Asia in the United States.

Track listing

German 7" single (Geffen 5439-19677-7)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Days Like These" 4:04
2."Voice of America" John Wetton, Geoff Downes 4:27
Total length:8:31
US promo CD single (Geffen PRO-CD-4141)
No.TitleLength
1."Days Like These" (LP version)4:04
US promo CD single (Geffen PRO-CD-4144)
No.TitleLength
1."Days Like These" (edit)3:47
2."Days Like These" (LP version)4:04
3."Days Like These" (AC mix)4:05
Total length:11:56

Personnel

Asia

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (1985-1986)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 64
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [2] 2

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Asia Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Asia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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