Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)

Bad Day is a pop song from Canadian singer Daniel Powter's self-titled second studio album (2005). It was written by Powter and produced by Jeff Dawson and Mitchell Froom. Powter and Dawson recorded the song in 2002 but they could not find a record label to release it at first. The song was first used in a French Coca-Cola television advertisement in Christmas 2004 before its official release. Tom Whalley, Warner Bros. Records' chairman and CEO, offered Powter a contract after hearing a demo tape of it. This track ended up being released as the aforementioned album's lead single in Europe in early 2005.

Although "Bad Day" received mixed critical reviews, with some music critics praising its "universal appeal" while others felt it lacked depth in its lyrics, it was a commercial success. In 2005, the single charted in the top five in more than ten countries worldwide and became the most played song on European radio.

Films
the song Bad Day debuted in 2007's Alvin and the Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Pictures and Regency Enterprises and 20th Century Fox.

according to 2008's DVD releases, Bad Day was one of the original songs made to the film. on October 11, 2009, Daniel Powter sued Bagdasarian for stealing the idea from Warner Records.