"Ten Days" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump, Little Children. It was the second single released from her debut album, The Sound of White (2004), on 15 November 2004. "Ten Days" peaked at No. 12 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The Australian Recording Industry Association awarded the song a gold disc for selling over 35,000 copies. It was also voted No. 6 song on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004.[1] The video features Higgins travelling to various places and many of the shots were filmed in Adelaide, South Australia.
| "Ten Days" | ||||
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| Single by Missy Higgins | ||||
| from the album The Sound of White | ||||
| Released | 15 November 2004 | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Eleven | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford | |||
| Producer(s) | John Porter | |||
| Missy Higgins singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editHiggins signed a recording contract with Eleven while still at high school. After she left school she spent much of 2002 on a backpacking trip to Europe. When she returned she began writing music for her debut album, The Sound of White. The lyrics for "Ten Days" were inspired by Higgins' breakup with her boyfriend when she travelled to Europe.[2] The song was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford, the guitarist and lead singer of American band Jump, Little Children.
Release and reception
edit"Ten Days" was released in Australia on 15 November 2004.[3] It entered the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 14 and later rose to No. 12, its peak, on 23 January 2005. It spent five weeks on New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart, peaking at No. 39; as of 2024, it is Higgins' most recent single to chart in New Zealand.[4] "Ten Days" was released in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2005, Higgins' first single to be released there.[5] Although it did not enter the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number 88 in Scotland and number 95 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[6][7] In 2005, the song was nominated for an Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) award for Song of the Year but lost to Higgins' debut single, "Scar". The music video for "Ten Days" features footage of Higgins travelling through Europe.[8]
Awards and nominations
editNominations
edit- 2005 APRA Awards, Song of the Year
Track listing
editAustralian CD single[9]
- "Ten Days"
- "Greed for Your Love" (live)
- "Scar" (live)
- "The Special Two" (live)
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Hottest 100 2004". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Boyton, Cristina (4 June 2005). "Meet Missy Higgins: Australia's newest pop star". Newsround. BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th November 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 15 November 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Missy Higgins – Ten Days". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Australian star Missy Higgins announces UK tour". TourDates.co.uk. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Missy Higgins". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Blackman, Guy (19 December 2004). "Fine tuning the ingenue". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Ten Days (Australian CD single liner notes). Missy Higgins. Eleven: A Music Company. 2004. ELEVENCD33.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Missy Higgins – Ten Days". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 March 2024.