What to Do with Daylight

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What to Do with Daylight is the debut album by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. What to Do with Daylight was the top New Zealand album for 2004 (according to RIANZ), and went seven times Platinum.

What to Do with Daylight
Studio album by
Released29 October 2003
Recorded2003
Studio
GenrePop
Length49:07
LabelColumbia, Sony BMG
Producer
Brooke Fraser chronology
What to Do with Daylight
(2003)
Albertine
(2006)
Singles from What To Do With Daylight
  1. "Better"
    Released: 30 June 2003
  2. "Lifeline"
    Released: 9 November 2003
  3. "Saving the World"
    Released: 14 March 2004
  4. "Arithmetic"
    Released: 19 July 2004
  5. "Without You"
    Released: 17 January 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NZ Girl[2]

The album title comes from the album's first track "Arithmetic", as heard in the line "Wondering what to do with daylight/Until I can make you mine". The song was released as the album's fourth single in New Zealand.

All five singles from the album reached the top 20 NZ singles chart and achieved No. 1 airplay status.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Brooke Fraser

No.TitleLength
1."Arithmetic"4:01
2."Saving the World"4:10
3."Still in Love"4:28
4."Lifeline"4:08
5."Waste Another Day"5:25
6."Without You"2:59
7."Reverie"5:14
8."Indelible"4:38
9."Better"4:05
10."Scarlet"5:57
11."Mystery"4:02
Total length:49:07

Special edition

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What To Do With Daylight was also re-released as a two disc CD+DVD "Special Edition" in 2004, following the album's success. The first disc was the album with the second disc being a live DVD of four songs from the album. This set also came with a slipcase cover with a different photo of Fraser. The DVD was filmed and recorded live at The Pumphouse, Takapuna, Auckland on 2 April 2004.

Live DVD track list:

  1. "Saving the World"
  2. "Lifeline"
  3. "Arithmetic"
  4. "Better"

Personnel

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Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]

Charts and certifications

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What To Do With Daylight debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart. It was also certified Gold in the first week with sales of over 7,500. Within three weeks the album was certified Platinum with sales of over 15,000. The album had a 66-week run on the New Zealand chart dating from 16 November 2003 – 28 February 2005, and would go on to reach number one a further two times and be certified 7× Platinum.

Weekly charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2004) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 1

Certifications

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Certifications for What to Do with Daylight
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] 7× Platinum 105,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Reissue only

References

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  1. ^ a b c d What To Do With Daylight (CD liner notes). Brooke Fraser. New Zealand: Columbia Records. 2004. 5135719000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 28 December 2022 from Discogs.
  2. ^ "nzgirl – Live More Awesome with #nzgirlhacks! – nzgirl". nzgirl. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2004". RIANZ. Retrieved 15 December 2002.
  5. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 December 2022.