Daylight Fading

"Daylight Fading"
Single by Counting Crows
from the album Recovering the Satellites
ReleasedMay 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)
RecordedLate 1996[1]
StudioThe Sound Factory (Los Angeles)[1]
GenreRock
Length3:50
Label
Songwriters
ProducerGil Norton
Counting Crows singles chronology
"A Long December"
(1996)
"Daylight Fading"
(1997)
"Hanginaround"
(1999)

"Daylight Fading" is a song by the American rock band Counting Crows. It is the third track and third single from their second album, Recovering the Satellites (1996). This song, along with previous releases such as "Mr. Jones" and "A Long December," had video rotation on MTV and VH1. The single peaked at No. 26 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

  1. "Daylight Fading"
  2. "Rain King" (live)
  3. "Daylight Fading" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 26
Scotland Singles (OCC)[3] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 54
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[5] 51
US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] 5
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 20
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 26
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 24
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 93
US Triple-A (Billboard)[11] 29

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1997 Rock radio DGC
May 6, 1997 Contemporary hit radio [12]
United Kingdom May 19, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
Geffen [13]

References

  1. ^ a b Recovering the Satellites (US CD album booklet). DGC Records. 1996. DGCD-24975.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 3252". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 31/5/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 31/5/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Best of '97". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 28.
  12. ^ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1195. May 2, 1997. p. 35.
  13. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 17, 1997. p. 36.