These Are the Days (O-Town song)

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"These Are the Days"
These Are the Days (O-Town song).jpg
Single by O-Town
from the album O2
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2002
Length4:24
Label J
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Frank
  • Steve Kipner
O-Town singles chronology
"Love Should Be a Crime"
(2001)
"These Are the Days"
(2002)
"I Showed Her"
(2003)

"These Are the Days" is a song by American boy band O-Town. It was written by David Frank, Steve Kipner, and Wayne Hector, and produced by Frank and Kipner for their second studio album O2 (2002). The song was released as the album's lead single and became a top 20 hit in Canada.

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Background

"These Are the Days" was written by David Frank, Steve Kipner, and Wayne Hector, and produced by Frank and Kipner for O-Town second studio album O2 . [1] In April 2002, MTV News reported that "I Showed Her" was initially planned to be released as the album's lead single. [2]

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Marc Webb. [3]

Track listing

CD maxi single [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Are the Days"
  • Frank
  • Kipner
4:24
2."American Game"
  • Dana Cornock
  • Underwood [a]
3:59
3."Girl Like That"
  • Theodore
  • Alfieri
  • Danziger [a]
3:04
4."These Are the Days" (music video)  3:54

Notes

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of O2. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for "These Are the Days"
Chart (2002-2003)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [5] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 66
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [7] 20
Germany (GfK) [8] 39
Scotland (OCC) [9] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 61
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 36
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 64

Release history

Release history for "These Are the Days"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef
United StatesSeptember 30, 2002 Contemporary hit radio J Records [12]
DenmarkNovember 18, 2002 CD single [13]
Switzerland [4]

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