100 Bad Days

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"100 Bad Days"
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Single by AJR
from the album Neotheater
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2019 (2019-01-29)
Recorded2018
GenrePop
Length3:32
LabelS-Curve
Songwriters
  • Jack Met
  • Adam Met
  • Ryan Met
ProducerRyan Met
AJR singles chronology
"Pretender"
(2018) 		"100 Bad Days"
(2019) 		"Birthday Party"
(2019)
Music video
"100 Bad Days" on YouTube

"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.[1]

Background

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After AJR released their second studio album, The Click (2017), they faced severe writer's block.[2] 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.[3]

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".[4] AJR created the song in the living room of their apartment in New York.[5]

Composition

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"100 Bad Days" is composed in 4
4 common time in the key of B-flat major, with a tempo of 144 beats per minute (bpm).

Music video

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On March 7, 2019, an official music video directed by Tim Nackashi was released,[6] featuring the band performing the song on drums in an empty room.[7] 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.[8] 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".[9] As of January 2024, the music video on YouTube has received over 29 million views.

Critical reception

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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".[10] 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".[1] 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.[11][12]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[13]

  • 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

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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".[14]

Nominations for "100 Bad Days"
Year Organization Award Result
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Rock Song Nominated

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "100 Bad Days"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Gold 15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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