These Are Days

"These Are Days"
Single by 10,000 Maniacs
from the album Our Time in Eden
ReleasedAugust 31, 1992 (1992-08-31)
StudioBearsville (Bearsville, New York)
GenreRock
Length3:39
LabelElektra
SongwritersRobert Buck, Natalie Merchant
ProducerPaul Fox
10,000 Maniacs singles chronology
"Poison in the Well"
(1989)		 "These Are Days"
(1992)		 "Candy Everybody Wants"
(1993)
Music video
"These Are Days" on YouTube

"These Are Days" is a song by alternative rock group 10,000 Maniacs, released as the lead single from their 1992 album, Our Time in Eden. The song reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in November 1992. They also performed the song for their 1993 album, MTV Unplugged, and it appears on their 2016 live album, Playing Favorites, with lead vocalist Mary Ramsey.

Track listing

UK CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."These Are Days"Natalie Merchant, Robert Buck3:39
2."Starman" (David Bowie cover)Bowie4:37
3."These Days" (Jackson Browne cover)Browne3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)35
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)24
UK Singles (Official Charts)58
US Billboard Hot 100 66
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 34
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 28

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom August 31, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Elektra
Australia February 14, 1993
  • CD
  • cassette

See also

References

  1. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (August 30, 2024). "Building a Herstory Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ France, Kim (March 18, 1993). "10,000 Maniacs: Eden's Children". Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ "Top Singles. Volume 56, Issue 25 (1992-12-19)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Adult Contemporary. Volume 57, Issue 1 (1993-01-16)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 13/9/1992 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. December 26, 1992. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. December 19, 1992. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 21, 1992. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-42.
  10. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 17.
  11. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 14/02/93: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 158. February 14, 1993. p. 19.