Couple Days Off Explained

Couple Days Off
Cover:	Couple Days Off Single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Huey Lewis and the News
Album:	Hard at Play
B-Side:	Time Ain't Money
Released:	1991
Length:	4:56 (LP version) 3:15 (short edit)
Label:	EMI USA
Producer:	Huey Lewis and the News Bill Schnee Eric Thorngren
Prev Title:	Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	It Hit Me Like a Hammer
Next Year:	1991

"Couple Days Off" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News and released as a single from the album Hard at Play in 1991. The single peaked at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and it reached the top 40 on the charts of Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. "Couple Days Off" was the band's final top-20 single on the Hot 100.

Track listings

US cassette single and Japanese mini-CD single^{[1] [2]}

1. "Couple Days Off" – 4:56
2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

7-inch and Australian cassette single^{[3] [4]}

1. "Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15
2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

12-inch single^[5]

A1. "Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57

B1. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

B2. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01

CD single^[6]

1. "Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57
2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46
3. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01
4. "Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	1991	Cassette	EMI USA
Japan	April 26, 1991	Mini-CD		^[8]

Notes and References

1. Couple Days Off. Huey Lewis and the News. 1991. US cassette single sleeve. EMI USA. 4KM-50346.
2. Couple Days Off. Huey Lewis and the News. 1991. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. EMI USA. TODP-2222.
3. Couple Days Off. Huey Lewis and the News. 1991. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. Chrysalis Records. HUEY 15, 3237977.
4. Couple Days Off. Huey Lewis and the News. 1991. Australian cassette single sleeve. EMI USA. 2583-4.
5. Couple Days Off. Huey Lewis and the News. 1991. European 12-inch single sleeve. EMI USA. 060 20 4308 6.
6. Couple Days Off. Huey Lewis and the News. 1991. UK CD single liner notes. Chrysalis Records. HUEYCD 15, 3237972.
7. RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 23, 2017.
8. Web site: カップル・デイズ・オフ ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュース. Couple Days Off Huey Lewis & the News. Oricon. ja. January 26, 2024.