Counting Down the Days (song)

"Counting Down the Days"
Single by Natalie Imbruglia
from the album Counting Down the Days
B-side	"Only You" "What's the Good in Goodbye"
Released	25 July 2005
Format	CD single: Worldwide
Genre	Folk
Length	4:09 (album version) 3:09 (single version)
Label	Brightside Recordings
Writer(s)	Natalie Imbruglia Matt Prime
Producer(s)	Daniel Johns
Natalie Imbruglia singles chronology
"Shiver" (2005) "Counting Down the Days" (2005) "Glorious" (2007)
CD2 cover Music video "Counting Down the Days" on YouTube

"Counting Down the Days" is the second and final single from Natalie Imbruglia's third album, Counting Down the Days. It is considerably less successful than "Shiver", but it still managed to keep the album in the charts for some time. It reached number twenty-three in the UK and number fifty-two in Australia. There are two versions of the song. The first one is the album version found on Counting Down the Days while the second one is the single version found on the CD single. The single version is essentially shorter than the album version as it does not have a prechorus.

Track list and formats

UK CD1
(B0009YGD4E; Released July 25, 2005)

1. "Counting Down the Days" (Edit) (Imbruglia, Matt Prime)
2. "Only You" (Imbruglia, Kara DioGuardi, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes)

UK CD2
(B000A6JM0S; Released July 25, 2005)

1. "Counting Down the Days" (Edit) (Imbruglia, Matt Prime)
2. "What's the Good in Goodbye" (Imbruglia, Phil Thornalley, Mark Hewerdine)
3. "Counting Down the Days" (CD-ROM video)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	52
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[2]	71
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	35
Italian Singles Chart	25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	90
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	23

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
2. "Natalie Imbruglia – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Natalie Imbruglia. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
3. "Chart Track: Week 30, 2005". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
5. "Archive Chart: 2005-08-06" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2011.