Counting Down the Days

Counting Down the Days
Studio album by Natalie Imbruglia
Released	4 April 2005 (see release history)
Genre	Pop, pop rock, indie rock
Length	42:40
Label	Brightside Recordings
Producer	Gary Clark, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Daniel Johns, David Kosten, Stephen Lipson, Paul Mac, Ian Stanley, Eg White
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
White Lilies Island (2001) Counting Down the Days (2005) Live from London (2007)
Singles from Counting Down the Days
"Shiver" Released: 21 March 2005 "Counting Down the Days" Released: 25 July 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Yahoo! Music UK	[2]

Counting Down the Days is the third studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia released by Brightside Recordings in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2005. The album included the two singles "Shiver" and "Counting Down the Days". The album entered the United Kingdom charts at #1, selling over 40,000 copies in its first week and becoming her highest charting release there. It is certified Gold in the UK and has sold approximately 600,000 copies worldwide. The album was released digitally in the United States on 7 September 2010, but has never received a formal physical release in the country.^[3][4]

Track listing

1. "Starting Today" (Kara DioGuardi, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Imbruglia) – 2:53
2. "Shiver" (Imbruglia, Sheppard Solomon, Eg White) – 3:40
3. "Satisfied" (Daniel Johns) – 3:26
4. "Counting Down the Days" (Imbruglia, Matt Prime) – 4:07
5. "I Won't Be Lost" (Harrington, Howes, Imbruglia) – 3:50
6. "Slow Down" (Imbruglia, White) – 3:30
7. "Sanctuary" (Gary Clark, Imbruglia) – 3:06
8. "Perfectly" (Imbruglia, Steve Robson, Solomon, Paul Westcott) – 3:21
9. "On the Run" (DioGuardi, Harrington, Howes, Imbruglia) – 3:36
10. "Come on Home" (Dan Glendining) – 3:53
11. "When You're Sleeping" (Clark, Imbruglia) – 3:03
12. "Honeycomb Child" (Imbruglia, David Kosten) – 4:11

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[5]	12
Austrian Albums Chart[6]	35
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart	59
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	21
Canadian Albums Chart[7]	96
Dutch Albums Chart[8]	50
European Top 100 Albums[9]	8
French Albums Chart[10]	22
German Albums Chart[11]	35
Irish Albums Chart[12]	12
Italian Albums Chart[13]	10
Singapore iTunes Top 100 Album Chart[14]	16
Spanish Albums Chart[15]	66
Swiss Albums Chart[16]	9
UK Albums Chart[17]	1

Sales

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia	—	15,000
Brazil	—	4,000
France	—	38,000[18]
Russia	Gold	10,000[19]
United Kingdom	Gold	206,000[20]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
UK	4 April 2005	Brightside Recordings	CD	B0007YH6AG
Australia	11 April 2005			82876679672
Japan	20 April 2005	Sony BMG Japan		BVCP-24064
France	25 April 2005	Brightside Recordings		B0007TF19Y
Canada	9 September 2005	Sony Music Canada Inc.		B0007TF19Y

References

Counting Down the Days - Press release

1. AllMusic review
2. Yahoo! Music UK review at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 April 2005)
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