Counting Down the Days

This article is about the album. For the namesake single, see Counting Down the Days (song).

Counting Down the Days
Studio album by
Natalie Imbruglia
Released4 April 2005
Studio
GenrePop rock[1]
Length42:40
LabelBrightside
Producer
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
White Lilies Island
(2001) 		Counting Down the Days
(2005) 		Live from London
(2007)
Singles from Counting Down the Days
  1. "Shiver"
    Released: 21 March 2005
  2. "Counting Down the Days"
    Released: 25 July 2005

Counting Down the Days is the third studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. It was released by Brightside Recordings on 4 April 2005 in the United Kingdom. Her debut with the label, Imbruglia reteamed with Gary Clark to work on her next project, but also consulted a wider range of producers to collaborate with her, including Eg White, Martin Harrington, Ben Hillier, Ash Howes, Daniel Johns, David Kosten, Stephen Lipson, Paul Mac, and Ian Stanley. The album's lead single, "Shiver" (2005) was a commercial hit, particularly in the UK, and officially became the UK’s most broadcast song of 2005 according to PPL.[2]

Musically, unlike White Lilies Island which was predominantly darker and moodier, Counting Down the Days saw Imbruglia's return to radio-friendly pop songs. The album received generally favorable reviews, to which compliment was given for having a handful of genuinely great songs, even though critics were disappointed of its play-it-safe attitude that undid some of the good works and risk taker provided by its predecessor, White Lilies Island.[1][3]

Upon release, Counting Down the Days debuted atop the UK Album Chart for one week, becoming her first and her only number one album in the UK to date. However, despite the new milestone for Imbruglia in the UK market, the album was less successful in her home country, Australia where it only charted within top twenty, the album also didn’t get an official release in North America until 2010,[4][5] particularly due to her departure from RCA Records, and collaboration with a newly-founded record label that promoted the album only in selected regions, primarily focusing promotion on the UK market.

To support the album, Imbruglia went on a small European concert tour from October to November 2005 with 21 shows across Europe, including eight shows in the UK alone.[6]

Counting Down the Days has sold over 204,000 copies in the UK[7] and an estimated 600,000 copies worldwide.

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  2. ^ Sexton, Paul (25 May 2006). "Imbruglia's 'Shiver' Tops PPL 'Most Used' Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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  4. ^ "Counting Down The Days". Amazon. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Counting Down The Days- Natalie Imbruglia". iTunes. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days Tour". Setlist FM. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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