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“Bad Day”
Single by Daniel Powter from the album Daniel Powter
Released	January, 2005 June 27, 2005 July 25, 2005 February 15, 2006
Format	CD single Digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:53
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Daniel Powter
Daniel Powter singles chronology
— "Bad Day" (2005/2006) "Free Loop" (2005)

"Bad Day" is a pop song written by Canadian singer Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his debut album Daniel Powter (2005) and reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart; it was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart after it was used in an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola. In the United States, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also the number 1 song of the year on the Billboard Hot 100.

During the fifth season of American television singing competition show American Idol, whenever a contestant was voted off, the song was played with a video of the contestant's journey on the show. On the last performance show, Powter appeared live to sing the song. In the following season, Bad Day was replaced by Daughtry's song "Home" for the elimination song.

"Bad Day" has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. for digital sales of over 2 million, and it became the second-best-selling digital single of all time. The song was featured as a free download on the iTunes Store from August 2–9, 2005. It was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance".

Billboard named "Bad Day" the No. 1 Hot 100 song of 2006.