These Days (Bardot song)

"These Days"
Single by Bardot
from the album Bardot
B-side	"Holding On" (live) "Higher than Heaven" (live)
Released	28 August 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	Tiger Recording (Sydney, Australia) [1]
Genre	Pop
Length	3:40
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Colin Campsie Phil Thornalley
Producer(s)	Tommy Faragher
Bardot singles chronology
"I Should've Never Let You Go" (2000) "These Days" (2000) "ASAP" (2001)

"These Days" is a song by Australian pop group Bardot, and was the third single from their debut album Bardot (2000). It was written by Colin Campsie and Phil Thornalley, and produced by Tommy Faragher. The single was released on two formats. CD 1 contains live recordings and an enhanced component including the music video, while CD 2 contains exclusively remixes.

"These Days" peaked at number 19 on the Australian singles charts and was certified gold, becoming the 100th-highest-selling single in Australia of 2000. Bardot performed "These Days" at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards where they were nominated for three awards. In 2001, American pop singer Jennifer Paige released a cover of "These Days".

Track listings

Australian CD1 single (8573848732) ^[1]

1. "These Days"
2. "These Days" (Rockmelons radio remix)
3. "Holding On" (Live at Sydney State Theatre)
4. "Higher than Heaven" (Live at Sydney State Theatre)

This format included an enhanced component featuring the "These Days" music video, photos and a screen saver.

Australian CD2 single (8573849122) ^[2]

1. "These Days"
2. "These Days" (Recovery radio edit)
3. "These Days" (Groove Quantize Filta mix)
4. "These Days" (Sunshine mix)
5. "These Days" (DJ Clinton remix)

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single liner notes. ^[1]

• Bardot – vocals
• Bruce Reid – guitars
• Michael Szumowski – keyboards, programming
• Colin Campsie – writing
• Phil Thornalley – writing
• Tommy Faragher – production, mixing
• David Hemming – mixing, engineering
• Danielle McWilliam – engineering assistant
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Kevin Wilkins – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "These Days" Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [3] 19

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "These Days" Chart (2000) Position Australia (ARIA) [4] 100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Jennifer Paige cover

"These Days"
Single by Jennifer Paige
from the album Positively Somewhere
Released	23 July 2001 (2001-07-23)
Length	3:27
Label	Edel Hollywood
Songwriter(s)	Colin Campsie Phil Thornalley
Producer(s)	Oliver Leiber David Gamson
Jennifer Paige singles chronology
"Always You" (1999) "These Days" (2001) "Stranded" (2002)

"These Days" was covered in 2001 by Jennifer Paige and was released as the first single from her second studio album, Positively Somewhere (2001). This version became a top-40 hit in Italy, where it reached number 31.

Track listings

Japanese maxi-CD single ^[6]

1. "These Days"
2. "Stay the Night"
3. "You Get Through"

German maxi-CD single ^[7]

1. "These Days" (US album mix)
2. "These Days" (Tommy D mix)
3. "You Get Through"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "These Days"

Chart (2001–2003)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [8]	31
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [9]	34

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	23–24 July 2001	Top 40 hot AC radio	Edel Hollywood	[10]
Japan	27 March 2002	CD	Victor Entertainment	[11]

References

1. These Days (Australian CD1 liner notes). Bardot. WEA Records. 2000. 8573848732.
2. These Days (Australian CD2 liner notes). Bardot. WEA Records. 2000. 8573849122.
3. "Bardot – These Days". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
4. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". ARIA . Retrieved 20 February 2021.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
6. These Days (Japanese maxi-CD single liner notes). Jennifer Paige. Victor Entertainment. 2002. VICP-35071.
7. These Days (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Jennifer Paige. Edel Records. 2002. 0131955ERE.
8. "Jennifer Paige – These Days". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
9. "Jennifer Paige Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
10. "Jennifer Paige: These Days". Radio & Records . No. 1411. 20 July 2001. p. 39.
11. "ジェニファー・ペイジ | ディーズ・デイズ" [Jennifer Paige | These Days] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 18 February 2025.