These Are the Days (O-Town song)

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"These Are the Days"
Single by O-Town
from the album O2
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2002
Length4:24
LabelJ
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.

Background[edit]

"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[edit]

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

Track listing[edit]

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

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Personnel and credits[edit]

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

Charts[edit]

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 (Official German Charts)[8] 39
Scotland (OCC)[9] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 61
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 64

Release history[edit]

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]
Switzerland [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b O2 (liner notes). O-Town. J Records. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "New O-Town Album To Include Track From Nelly". MTV News. April 3, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Marc Webb". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "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 February 1, 2003. Retrieved November 5, 2023. To view release date, select O-Town from Vælg kunster (A - Å), then click on These Are the Days.
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