100 Bad Days

2019 single by AJR 100 Bad Days 100_Bad_Days_Single.jpg single AJR Neotheater 2019 01 29 2018 Pop 3:32 S-Curve * Jack Met Adam Met Ryan Met Ryan Met Pretender 2018 Birthday Party 2019 2c4dB52ehAE "100 Bad Days" "100 Bad Days" is a song by American pop band AJR. It was released on January 29, 2019 via S-Curve Records as the lead single from the band's third studio album Neotheater.https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ajr-new-single-100-bad-days-listen-8495842/ AJR Laugh About Their Failures In New Single '100 Bad Days' Billboard Aniftos Rania January 30, 2019 August 5, 2023 Background After AJR released their second studio album, The Click (2017), they faced severe writer's block.https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-04-30-ajr-talk-about-how-100-bad-days-cured-their-writers-block/ AJR Talk About How '100 Bad Days' Cured Their Writer's Block iHeartRadio Nattress Katrina April 30, 2019 August 5, 2023 In an interview, Ryan Met tells Billboard "We were at Columbia University [and] we were having a tough time because we had terrible writer's block, and "100 Bad Days" was actually the song that solved that writer's block". The song's writing began with a note on Jack's phone: "A million bad days make a million good stories". The band then tweaked it into a more unique idea, turning the line into the song's hook.Widran Jonathan https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/ajr-band-interview-2019.htm Ryan Met Of Indie Pop Band AJR, Talks About Their Hit Songs "100 Bad Days" and "Burn The House Down," And Their Album, Neotheater Songwriter Universe en July 30, 2019 January 11, 2024 Jack Met explained the inspiration for the type of song to Billboard, which they summarized "They had written both pre-game songs and mid-party songs for when everyone is comfortable and having a great time, but they had never written a song for the party comedown".https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-video-interview-100-bad-days-8509186/ AJR Explain How '100 Bad Days' Cured Their Writer's Block & Why It's a Song About Staying Positive Billboard Schiller Rebecca April 30, 2019 August 5, 2023 AJR created the song in the living room of their apartment in New York.Greene Andy https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-i-wrote-this-ajr-100-bad-days-835778/ How I Wrote This: AJR Break Down Their Single '100 Bad Days' Rolling Stone May 17, 2019 January 11, 2024 Composition "100 Bad Days" is composed in time 4 4 common time in the key of B-flat major, with a tempo of 144 beats per minute (bpm). Music video On March 7, 2019, an official music video directed by Tim Nackashi was released,https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/ajr-drop-intergalactic-futuristic-video-for-single-100-bad-days/ AJR Drop Intergalactic, Futuristic Video For Single '100 Bad Days' MusicMayhemMagazine March 11, 2019 August 5, 2023 featuring the band performing the song on drums in an empty room.Nattress Katrina https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-03-08-ajr-become-disembodied-heads-in-trippy-100-bad-days-video-watch/ AJR Become Disembodied Heads In Trippy '100 Bad Days' Video: Watch iHeartRadio en March 8, 2019 January 10, 2024 The video heavily uses visual effects produced by London Alley, using chroma key to create surreal futuristic imagery and dismember the band as floating heads with disappearing and reappearing hands.Legaspi Althea https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-video-watch-805114/ See AJR's Trippy Video For '100 Bad Days' Featuring Disembodied Heads Rolling Stone en March 7, 2019 January 11, 2024 During production, AJR favored creating a "visually compelling" and eerie music video in contrast to their previous story-driven videos. Nackashi abstractly conveys the song's meaning through this, stating that it's "a visual metaphor for [the band] being formed out of these rough experiences and memories they have, building the character of who they are".AJR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afgwf0-Cp64 AJR - 100 Bad Days (Behind the Scenes) YouTube en 2019 January 11, 2024 As of January 2024, the music video on YouTube has received over 29 million views. Critical reception The song has received positive reception with Rolling Stone describing "100 Bad Days" as "a catchy song, blending motivational pop vibes, light orchestral flourishes and more into a smooth whirl".https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-new-song-784577/ AJR Return With Catchy, Goofy, Happy Single '100 Bad Days' Rolling Stone Vozick-Levinson Simon January 30, 2019 August 5, 2023 Billboard comments that "the brother[s] sing about drunken foolishness, heartbreak and empty audiences at their gigs, all of which are sure to cause some sadness but are masked by a catchy pop melody and soaring instrumentation". The band performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 12, 2019, re-creating some of the visual effects used in the song's music video.Legaspi Althea https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-jimmy-kimmel-live-watch-806911/ AJR Bring Exuberant '100 Bad Days' Performance to 'Kimmel' Rolling Stone en March 12, 2019 January 11, 2024Acevedo Angelica https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-perform-100-bad-days-jimmy-kimmel-8502164/ AJR Give Debut Performance Of '100 Bad Days' On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!': Watch Billboard en March 12, 2019 January 10, 2024 Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.Credits / 100 Bad Days / AJR https://listen.tidal.com/album/102716566/credits January 29, 2019 Tidal October 21, 2023 Adam Met – vocals, instruments, composer Jack Met – main vocals, instruments, composer Ryan Met – vocals, instruments, composer, producer Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer Drew Allsbrook – audio mixing Joe Zook – mixing engineer Bruce Healey – arranger Chris Berry – drums JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet Emelia Suljic – violin Nominations At the 2019 Teen Choice Awards, AJR received a nomination in the Choice Rock Song category for "100 Bad Days", ultimately losing to Panic! at the Disco's "Hey Look Ma, I Made It".Yang Rachel Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees https://ew.com/awards/2019/08/11/teen-choice-awards-2019-see-full-list-winners-nominees/ August 14, 2023 Entertainment Weekly August 11, 2019 +Nominations for "100 Bad Days" Year Organization Award Result 2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Rock Song Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "100 Bad Days" Chart (2019) PeakpositionBillboardcanadarock 43 AJR true August 5, 2023 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-02-08 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ February 11, 2019 August 5, 2023 40Billboardalternativesongs 3 AJR true September 2, 2023 US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)Alternative Digital Song Sales https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-digital-song-sales/2019-02-16/ Billboard February 16, 2019 October 10, 2023 9Billboardrocksongs 7 AJR true August 5, 2023Billboardrockairplay 10 AJR true August 5, 2023 US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)Rock Digital Song Sales https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-digital-song-sales/2019-02-16/ Billboard February 16, 2019 October 10, 2023 13 Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "100 Bad Days" Chart (2019) Position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-rock-songs/ Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2019 Billboard 2 January 2019 August 5, 2023 9 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/rock-airplay-songs/ Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2019 Billboard 13 December 2019 December 2, 2021 29 Certifications Certifications for "100 Bad Days" Australia AJR 100 Bad Days Gold single 2019 2022 August 5, 2022 Canada single Platinum 2019 2021 AJR 100 Bad Days August 5, 2023 New Zealand AJR 100 Bad Days Gold single 2019 2025 radioscope January 18, 2025 United States AJR 100 Bad Days Platinum 2 single 2019 2025 January 31, 2025 true true true References Category:AJR songs Category:2019 songs Category:2019 singles