<P> `` Bad Day '' is a pop song from Canadian singer Daniel Powter 's self - titled debut studio album ( 2005 ) . It was written by Powter and produced by Jeff Dawson and Mitchell Froom . Powter and Dawson recorded the song in 2002 but could not find a record label to release it at first . The song was first used in a French Coca - Cola television advertisement in Christmas 2004 before its official release . Tom Whalley , Warner Bros. Records ' chairman and CEO , offered Powter a contract after hearing a demo tape of it . This track ended up being released as the lead single in Europe in early 2005 . </P>
<P> `` Bad Day '' is a pop song from Canadian singer Daniel Powter 's self - titled debut studio album ( 2005 ) . It was written by Powter and produced by Jeff Dawson and Mitchell Froom . Powter and Dawson recorded the song in 2002 but could not find a record label to release it at first . The song was first used in a French Coca - Cola television advertisement in Christmas 2004 before its official release . Tom Whalley , Warner Bros. Records ' chairman and CEO , offered Powter a contract after hearing a demo tape of it . This track ended up being released as the lead single in Europe in early 2005 . </P>
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