Counting Down the Days (song) explained

Counting Down the Days
Cover:	Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down the Days (single CD1).jpg
Caption:	CD1 cover
Type:	single
Artist:	Natalie Imbruglia
Album:	Counting Down the Days
B-Side:	"Only You" "What's the Good in Goodbye"
Length:	4:09 (album version) 3:09 (single version)
Label:	Brightside
Producer:	Daniel Johns
Prev Title:	Shiver
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Glorious
Next Year:	2007

"Counting Down the Days" is the second and final single from Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia's third album, Counting Down the Days (2005). The song reached number 23 in the UK and number 52 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 main difference between the single and album versions is that the single version does not have a pre-chorus.

The song's lyrics were inspired by Imbruglia's relationship with then-husband Daniel Johns, and the yearning she felt for him while their respective work commitments separated them. They would eventually divorce in early 2008. Johns produced the song.

Track listings

Australian CD single^[1]

1. "Counting Down the Days" – 3:09
2. "What's the Good in Goodbye" – 3:57
3. "Counting Down the Days" – 4:09
4. "Counting Down the Days" (video)

UK CD1 and European CD single^{[2] [3]}

1. "Counting Down the Days" – 3:09
2. "Only You" – 3:32

UK CD2^[4]

1. "Counting Down the Days" – 3:09
2. "What's the Good in Goodbye" – 3:57
3. "Counting Down the Days" (video)

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	25 July 2005	CD	Brightside	^[6]
Australia	22 August 2005			^[7]

Notes and References

1. Counting Down the Days. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876717182.
2. Counting Down the Days. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. UK CD1 liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876 715582.
3. Counting Down the Days. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. European CD single liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876 717172.
4. Counting Down the Days. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. UK CD2 liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876715592.
5. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2005. 8 November 2021. Mahasz.
6. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 27. 23 July 2005.
7. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22/08/2005. ARIA. 28. 22 August 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/ISSUE808.pdf. 19 August 2005. 13 October 2021.