Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)

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"Ordinary Day"
Ordinary Day.jpg
Single by Vanessa Carlton
from the album Be Not Nobody
B-side"Swindler"
ReleasedJuly 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)
GenrePop
Length3:58
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Vanessa Carlton
Producer(s)Ron Fair
Vanessa Carlton singles chronology
"A Thousand Miles"
(2002) 		"Ordinary Day"
(2002) 		"Pretty Baby"
(2002)

"Ordinary Day" is a song written and performed by Vanessa Carlton from her album Be Not Nobody. Carlton wrote the song when she was 17 and is the first song that she had ever written in only one sitting. Released as a single on July 1, 2002, the song peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

When Carlton performs the song live, she uses some of the original lyrics that she wrote for the song rather than the ones recorded for the album version. On the album, the lyrics at the end of the chorus are "Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand?" and in the live version Vanessa sings "If we walk now, we will divide and conquer this land".

Music video[]

The music video to the song is a fairly simplistic one. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who also directed the music video for her previous hit single "A Thousand Miles". The video begins with Vanessa writing the song's title in a diary. As she starts to sing "just a boy, just an ordinary boy", a boy appears behind her. The video continues with her playing the piano and walking in a large field filled with people hugging and kissing each other under a solar eclipse.

Charts[]

Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 17
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[7] 42
Scotland (OCC)[8] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 64
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 30
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 29
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 9

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Contemporary hit radio A&M [14]
Australia September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23) CD [15]
United Kingdom November 18, 2002 (2002-11-18) [16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Vanessa Carlton". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 6, saptamina 17.02-23.02, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  11. ^ "Vanessa Carlton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Vanessa Carlton Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Vanessa Carlton Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1459. June 28, 2002. p. 26. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 23rd September 2002" (PDF). ARIA. September 23, 2002. p. 26. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "Ordinary Day". Amazon. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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