On a Day Like Today (Bryan Adams song)

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"On a Day Like Today"
On a Day Like Today (Bryan Adams song).jpg
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album On a Day Like Today
Released November, 1998
Genre Rock
Length3:30
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Bryan Adams
Phil Thornalley
Producer(s) Bryan Adams
Phil Thornalley
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"I'm Ready"
(1998)
"On a Day Like Today"
(1998)
"When You're Gone"
(1998)

"I'm Ready"
(1998)
"'On a Day Like Today"
(1998)
"When You're Gone"
(1998)

"On a Day Like Today" is a song performed and composed by Canadian rock and pop artist Bryan Adams which was the lead single from his eighth album, On a Day Like Today , as well as being the fourth track on the album. The single was released in November and became a hit in Europe while ignored in the United States. [1] [2] [3]

Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter

Bryan Guy Adams is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist and activist.

<i>On a Day Like Today</i> (album) 1998 studio album by Bryan Adams

On a Day Like Today is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released in 1998.

Contents

Track listings

CD1 [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On a Day Like Today"Adams, Thornalley 3:32
2."She Believes in Me"Adams, Eliot Kennedy 3:19
3."On a Day Like Today (Pants Down Mix)"Adams, Thornalley3:29

CD2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On a Day Like Today"Adams, Thornalley 3:32
2."Bin There Done That"Adams, Eliot Kennedy 3:21
3."The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You (Alternate Mix)"Adams, Thornalley3:37

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [6] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)1
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 53
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 66
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 32
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [11] 13

Sources

  1. "Artist Chart History (singles) - Bryan Adams". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  2. "Oceanian and European chart positions". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  3. "Chart Stats - Bryan Adams". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  4. "On a Day Like Today (single)". freedb.org. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. "Musicline.de – Bryan Adams Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. "Charts.org.nz – Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today". Top 40 Singles.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. "Bryan Adams: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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