Have a Nice Day (Stereophonics song)

"Have a Nice Day" is the second single from rock band the Stereophonics taken from their third album Just Enough Education to Perform (2001). Written by Kelly Jones and produced by Bird and Bush, it was released on 11 June 2001. The song received negative reviews but reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and went on to become one of the band's biggest hits. It also found success worldwide, reaching number 11 in Ireland, number 37 in New Zealand, and number 26 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40, becoming Stereophonics' first song to chart in the United States.

"Have a Nice Day"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Just Enough Education to Perform
B-side"Surprise"
Released11 June 2001 (2001-06-11)
Studio
Length3:25
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)Bird and Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Mr. Writer"
(2001)		 "Have a Nice Day"
(2001)		 "Step on My Old Size Nines"
(2001)
Music video
"Have a Nice Day" on YouTube
Audio sample
"Have a Nice Day"
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Background and release

The lyrics for "Have a Nice Day" are based on a cab fare Stereophonics took in San Francisco Bay when they were touring in the United States.[1] When the band got in the back of the cab the driver said to them, "I hate this place, it's full of tourists and processed fish".[1] He explained to the trio that he was a poet who believes everyone in the world are alike; the only difference is the accents.[1] At the end of the journey the driver ended the conversation with: "That'll be seven bucks, have a nice day".[1] After the cab journey, lead singer and guitarist Kelly Jones took the conversation and placed it into the lyrics.[2][1]

Jones later put the words and music together in October 1999 in a hotel in Europe.[2] The song was first released on Just Enough Education to Perform on 17 April 2001.[3] It was later released as the album's second single on 11 June 2001.[4][5] The song was also included in the band's first greatest hits compilation album, Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics.

Music video

The first video for "Have a Nice Day" was directed by Jake & Jim, it features the band along with their touring musician Tony Kirkham on keyboard and twenty-one models.[1] Throughout the video Kelly Jones is tied to a blue and white target with balloons round his wrists and ankles.

The treatment was written by Kelly Jones, who was trying to do a mix between Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album cover and the Clint Eastwood film Bronco Billy though when he went to the set and saw the half-naked models with glitter he ended up feeling like Les Dawson.[1]

Reception

Critical response

"Have a Nice Day" received negative reviews from music critics. When reviewing the album, John Dark from Drowned in Sound said it "has more sap than a Vermont maple." He was also critical of the song's narrative structure and signature line: "ba-ba-ba's".[6] NME summarised the song as a "beige smudge of a song".[7]

Chart performance

"Have a Nice Day" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's fifth single to chart in the top five and it remained in the charts for nine weeks.[8] In 2020, the British Phonographic Industry awarded the song with a Platinum certification.[9] On the Irish Singles Chart the single peaked at number five and remained in the charts for eleven weeks.[10]

In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 42 on 5 August 2001 before reaching number 37 the following week and remained in the chart for four weeks.[11] The song appeared in the Dutch Top 40 charts on 16 June 2001 at number 95, it ascended to number 87 for the next two weeks until it reached its peak position at number 84.[12] It remained in the charts for the next six weeks until it dropped out.[12] In the United States, "Have a Nice Day" is the only Stereophonics single to chart on the Billboard Adult Top 40, peaking at number 26.[13]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Kelly Jones except "Heart of Gold", written by Neil Young

UK CD1[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Have a Nice Day" 
2."Surprise" 
3."Piano for a Stripper" (demo) 
UK CD2[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Have a Nice Day" (live acoustic) 
2."Heart of Gold" (live acoustic) 
3."I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" (live acoustic) 
UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single[16][17][18]
No.TitleLength
1."Have a Nice Day" 
2."Surprise" 
Australian, New Zealand, and Japanese CD single[19][20]
No.TitleLength
1."Have a Nice Day" 
2."Surprise" 
3."Piano for a Stripper" (demo) 
4."Heart of Gold" (live acoustic) 
5."I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" (live acoustic) 

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Just Enough Education to Perform album booklet.[2]

Studios

Stereophonics

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 11 June 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 V2 [4][5]
Japan 13 June 2001 CD [27]
Australia 2 July 2001 [28]
United States 15 October 2001 Hot adult contemporary radio [29]
16 October 2001 Alternative radio [30]
26 November 2001 Triple A radio [31]
11 January 2002 Contemporary hit radio [32]

Appearances in media

"Have a Nice Day" was briefly used in Dawn of the Dead, in an episode of The Naked Chef and in the Veronica Mars episode "Drinking the Kool-Aid". It was also included in the 2002 Roswell TV soundtrack.[33] The song plays in Black Mirror episode Shut Up and Dance.[34]

References
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  2. Just Enough Education to Perform (liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  4. Sexton, Paul (26 May 2001). "Nice days for Stereophonics?" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 22. p. 1. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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  6. Dark, John (17 April 2001). "Stereophonics, Just Enough Education to Perform". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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  13. "Stereophonics Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
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  15. Have a Nice Day (CD2 liner notes). Stereophonics. United Kingdom: V2 Records. 2001. VVR5016248.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  19. Have a Nice Day (CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. Australia & New Zealand: V2 Records. 2001. VVR5017203.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. Have a Nice Day (CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. Japan: V2 Records. 2001. V2CI-101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  22. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 27. 30 June 2001. p. 10. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  23. "Stereophonics – Have a Nice Day". Top Digital Download.
  24. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  26. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  27. "ハヴ・ア・ナイス・デイ | ステレオフォニックス" [Have a Nice Day | Stereophonics] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  28. "The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 2nd July 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 2 July 2001. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  29. "Hot AC: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. 12 October 2001. p. 83. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  30. "Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. 12 October 2001. p. 107. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  31. "Triple A: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1429. 23 November 2001. p. 95. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  32. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1435. 11 January 2002. p. 34. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  33. "Have A Nice Day by Stereophonics". Songfacts. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  34. "Music from Black Mirror S3E03". Tunefind. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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