Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)

"Ordinary Day" is a song written and performed by Vanessa Carlton from her album Be Not Nobody. The single peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Carlton wrote the song when she was 17. It is the first song that Vanessa has ever written in only one sitting.

"Ordinary Day"
Single by Vanessa Carlton
from the album Be Not Nobody
B-side"Swindler"
ReleasedApril 14, 2002
FormatCD single
GenrePop
Length3:58
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Vanessa Carlton
Producer(s)Ron Fair
Vanessa Carlton singles chronology
"A Thousand Miles"
(2002)		 "Ordinary Day"
(2002)		 "Pretty Baby"
(2003)

When Carlton performs the song live, she uses some of the original lyrics that she wrote for the song rather than the ones recorded for the album version. On the album, the lyrics at the end of the chorus are "Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand?" and in the live version Vanessa sings "If we walk now, we will divide and conquer this land".

Music video

The music video to the song is a fairly simplistic one. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who also directed the music video for her previous hit single "A Thousand Miles". The video begins with Vanessa writing the song's title in a diary. As she starts to sing "just a boy, just an ordinary boy", a boy appears behind her. The video continues with her playing the piano and walking in a large field filled with people hugging and kissing each other under a solar eclipse.

Charts
Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 17
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[7] 42
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 64
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 30
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 29
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 9

References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  4. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Vanessa Carlton". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  6. "Charts.nz – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  7. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 6, saptamina 17.02-23.02, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Carlton – Ordinary Day". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  11. "Vanessa Carlton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. "Vanessa Carlton Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. "Vanessa Carlton Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.


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