| 16 Days | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Whiskeytown |
| Album: | Strangers Almanac |
| Released: | July 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1997 |
| Genre: | Alternative country |
| Label: | Outpost Recordings |
| Producer: | Jim Scott |
| Chronology: | Whiskeytown |
| Next Title: | Yesterday's News |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"16 Days" is a song by alternative country band Whiskeytown and written by Ryan Adams. It first appeared on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac album in 1997, and was released that same year as a CD single.[1] An earlier version of the song – recorded during the band's "Baseball Park" sessions – was released on the 1998 reissue of the band's first album Faithless Street.[2] And an alternate, acoustic version of the song – also recorded during the "Baseball Park" sessions – was released on the 2008 deluxe edition of Strangers Almanac.[3] [4]
According to Ryan Adams, the song was released as a single and was getting significant radio airplay until, in a fit of anger, he dared a powerful West Coast radio programmer to take the song off the air. The programmer obliged, and the song soon disappeared from radio playlists.[5]
The song has been covered by The Clarks on their album Songs in G.
The song has also been covered by Wade Bowen as a hidden track on his Blue Light Live album