Whatever Gets You Through the Day

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Whatever Gets You Through the Day
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Studio album by
Released19 November 2001 (UK)
RecordedJanuary – October 2001
Genre Pop, easy listening, soul
Length47:52
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
  1. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One"
    Released: 12 November 2001
  2. "Run"
    Released: 4 March 2002
  3. "Happy"
    Released: 1 July 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run"
  • 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)
  • 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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Wish" (Downtempo Version)
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:41

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 57
Chart (2002)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 75
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 27
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 140

Certifications

Certifications for Whatever Gets You Through The Day
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [15] Platinum300,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [16] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [17] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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