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Bad Day (Fuel song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Bad Day
| cover = Fuelbadday.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Fuel
| album = Something Like Human
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
* Right Track Recording, Sear Sound (New York City)
* The Mix Room (Los Angeles)
| genre =
| length = 3:15
| label = Epic
| writer = Carl Bell
| producer = Ben Grosse
| prev_title = Innocent
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Last Time
| next_year = 2001
| misc =
}}
"'Bad Day'" is a song by American rock band Fuel, originally released from their second album, 'Something Like Human' (2000), as the third single in May 2001. It was the final single released from 'Something Like Human' and peaked at number 64 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart that year.
Background and composition
Written by guitarist Carl Bell, "Bad Day" was written before the band was signed to a major label. The band tried to record a version for their major label debut, but according to lead singer Brett Scallions, "We tried recording 'Bad Day' back when we did the 'Sunburn' album [in 1998] and just didnt get it right. It was a song that was with us way before we signed on with Sony and Epic." According to the song's sheet music, the track is written in the key of A major, possessing a medium rock tempo that proceeds at common time.
Track listings
All songs were written by Bell except where noted.
'US promo CD'
# "Bad Day" 3:15
'Australian maxi-CD single'
# "Bad Day" 3:15
# "Down" (rehearsal demo) 3:24
# "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" (rehearsal demo) 3:58
# "Bad Day" (acoustic) 3:08
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and the 'Something Like Human' booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Right Track Recording, Sear Sound (New York City), and The Mix Room (Los Angeles)
* Mixed at The Mix Room (Los Angeles)
* Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)
'Personnel'
* Carl Bell writing, guitar, vocals, co-production
* Brett Scallions lead vocals, guitar
* Jeff Abercrombie bass guitar
* Kevin Miller drums
* Ben Grosse production, recording, mixing, programming
* John Parthum recording
* Lloyd Puckitt recording
* Jason Stasium additional recording
* Lumpy programming
* Tom Baker mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:Fuel (band) songs
Category:2000 songs
Category:2001 singles
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Category:Songs written by Carl Bell (musician)
Category:Songs about heartache
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