Whatever Gets You Through the Day

Whatever Gets You Through the Day
Studio album by Lighthouse Family
Released	19 November 2001 (UK)
Recorded	January–October 2001
Genre	Pop easy listening soul
Length	47:52
Label	Wildcard Polydor
Producer	Kevin Bacon Jonathan Quarmby
Lighthouse Family chronology
Postcards from Heaven (1997) Whatever Gets You Through the Day (2001) Greatest Hits (2002)
Singles from Whatever Gets You Through the Day
"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" Released: 12 November 2001 "Run" Released: 4 March 2002 "Happy" Released: 1 July 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
musicOMH	(favorable) [2]

Whatever Gets You Through the Day is the third studio album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in November 2001 on Wildcard / Polydor.^{[ citation needed ]} The album produced the singles "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One", "Run" and "Happy". It reached Platinum status.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Run"	Paul Tucker George Morton	Kevin Bacon Jonathan Quarmby	4:01
2.	"Happy"	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	4:35
3.	"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (Billy Taylor/U2 Cover)	Billy Taylor Dick Dallas Paul Hewson Dave Evans Larry Mullen Adam Clayton	Bacon Quarmby	5:16
4.	"End of the Sky"	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	5:57
5.	"Life's a Dream"	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	4:56
6.	"It's a Beautiful Day"	Tucker Tim Laws	Bacon Quarmby	4:51
7.	"You're a Star"	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	4:35
8.	"You Always Want What You Haven't Got"	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	3:52
9.	"Wish"	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	5:09
10.	"Whatever Gets You Through the Day"	Tucker Laws	Bacon Quarmby	4:40

Whatever Gets You Through the Day - Special edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Wish" (Downtempo Version)	Tucker	Bacon Quarmby	4:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	182
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4]	21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5]	88
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	3
Irish Albums (IRMA) [7]	30
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10]	29
UK Albums (OCC) [11]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
UK Albums (OCC) [12]	57

Chart (2002)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13]	75
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14]	27
UK Albums (OCC) [15]	140

Certifications

Certifications for Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [16]	Platinum	300,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [17]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [18]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [19]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. O'Brien, Jon. "Whatever Gets You Through the Day - Lighthouse Family". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. Hubbard, Michael (19 November 2001). "Lighthouse Family - Whatever Gets You Through The Day". musicOMH.
3. { "Lighthouse Family ARIA peaks, received from ARIA in November 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 22 November 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
12. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
13. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
14. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
15. "2002 UK Year-End Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lighthouse Family; 'Whatever Gets You Through the Day')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 18 September 2019.
17. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 959. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Whatever Gets You Through the Day')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
19. "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through the Day". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 18 September 2019.