Ten Days
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| Single by Missy Higgins | ||||||||||
| from the album The Sound of White | ||||||||||
| Released | 15 November 2004 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:45 | |||||||||
| Label | Eleven | |||||||||
| Missy Higgins singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump, Little Children. By the end of 2004 it had been certified Gold selling over 35,000 copies. It was also voted the No. 6 song in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2004. The video features Higgins travelling to various places and many of the shots were filmed in Adelaide, South Australia.
Background
Higgins signed a recording contract with Eleven while still at high school. After she left school she spent much of 2002 on a backpacking trip to Europe. When she returned she began writing music for her debut album, The Sound of White. The lyrics for "Ten Days" were inspired by Higgins' breakup with her boyfriend when she travelled to Europe.[1] The song was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford, the guitarist and lead singer of US band Jump, Little Children.
Release
"Ten Days" was released on 15 November 2004. It entered the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 14 and later rose to No. 12. It stayed on the chart for 20 weeks and was certified Gold.[2][3] It spent five weeks on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) Singles Chart, peaking at No. 39. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2005, her first single to be released there, and reached No. 133 on the UK Singles Chart.[4][5]
In 2005, the song was nominated for an Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) song writing award for 'Song of the Year' but was beaten by her own debut single, "Scar". The music video for "Ten Days" features footage of Higgins travelling through Europe.[6]
Track listing
CD single
- "Ten Days"
- "Greed For Your Love" (Live)
- "Scar" (Live)
- "The Special Two" (Live)
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA | 12 |
| End of Year Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA[7] | 74 |
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- 2005 APRA Awards, Song Of The Year
References
- ↑ Boyton, Cristina (4 June 2005), "Meet Missy Higgins: Australia's newest pop star", Newsround, BBC, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ "Missy Higgins — Ten Days (Song)", Australian charts portal, Hung Medien, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ "ARIA Charts — Accreditations - 2004 Singles", Australian Recording Industry Association, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ "Australian star Missy Higgins announces UK tour", TourDates.co.uk, 7 April 2005, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ Zywietz, Tobias (2009), "Chart Log UK 1994–2008", Zobbel, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ Blackman, Guy (19 December 2004), "Fine tuning the ingenue", The Age, Fairfax Media, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm