Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter had the biggest hit of 2006 with his song “Bad Day,” which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Licensed out for a French Coca-Cola ad campaign, the tune also had European success before it found its way in “American Idol’s” farewell montage song that year. With that, “Bad Day” became ubiquitous in the culture. At the time, Powter admitted to MTV News that he didn’t even watch the reality competition series, but that didn’t stop him from performing “Bad Day” during Season 5’s finale.
Since then, Powter hasn’t charted in the Billboard Hot 100, but he’s continued to make music, releasing albums like “Under the Radar” in 2008 and “Turn on the Lights” in 2012. Although financially lucrative for the singer, Powter confessed he struggled with his “Bad Day” notoriety, telling CTV News in 2012, “I had such a hard time trying to break another song around ‘Bad Day’ because it was so big.” After stepping back from his music career, Power eventually made peace with his biggest song. However, in the shadow of “Bad Day’s” success, Powder also dealt with the pressures of fame through excessive drug and alcohol use, per an interview with Metro. After five years, Powter went to rehab and got sober; he’s since embraced pastimes like surfing and yoga to maintain his mental health.
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These days, Powter’s still in the music game, and he’s even remixed “Bad Day” for the Gen Z-crowd, releasing a dance version of the song with Agent Zed in April 2023.
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