These Are the Days (O-Town song)

"These Are the Days"
Single by O-Town
from the album O2
Released	September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)
Length	4:24
Label	J
Songwriter(s)	David Frank Steve Kipner Wayne Hector
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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"These Are the Days"	David Frank Steve Kipner Wayne Hector	Frank Kipner	4:24
2.	"American Game"	Jacob Underwood Dan Miller Billy Chapman	Dana Cornock Underwood [a]	3:59
3.	"Girl Like That"	Ali Theodore Ashley Parker Angel Miller Michael Sandlofer Rich Cronin Trevor Penick Vinni Alfieri	Theodore Alfieri Danziger [a]	3:04
4.	"These Are the Days" (music video)			3:54

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel and credits

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

Tom Coyne – mastering engineer Terence Eliot – guitar Erik Michael Estrada – vocals David Frank – instruments, producer, writer Ryan Freeland – engineer Steve Kipner – producer, writer

Wayne Hector – writer Dan Miller – vocals Ashley Parker Angel – vocals Trevor Penick – vocals Paul Pesco – guitar Jacob Underwood – vocals

Charts

Weekly 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"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
United States	September 30, 2002	Contemporary hit radio	J Records	[12]
Denmark	November 18, 2002	CD single		[13]
Europe				[4]

References

1. O2 (liner notes). O-Town. J Records. 2002.
2. "New O-Town Album To Include Track From Nelly". MTV News . April 3, 2002. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
3. "Marc Webb". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
4. "O-Town – These Are the Days". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
5. "Tipparade-lijst van week 3, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
6. "O-Town – These Are the Days" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
7. "O-Town Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2023.
8. "O-Town – These Are the Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
11. "O-Town Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
12. "Billboard Bits: Ja Rule, O-Town, King Crimson". Billboard.com . September 27, 2002. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
13. "O-Town: Single". click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved February 2, 2025.