Couple Days Off

"Couple Days Off"
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from the album Hard at Play
B-side"Time Ain't Money"
Released1991
Length
  • 4:56 (LP version)
  • 3:15 (short edit)
LabelEMI USA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Huey Lewis and the News
  • Bill Schnee
  • Eric Thorngren
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology
"Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)"
(1989) 		"Couple Days Off"
(1991) 		"It Hit Me Like a Hammer"
(1991)

"Couple Days Off" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News and released as a single from the album Hard at Play in 1991. The single peaked at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and it reached the top 40 on the charts of Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. "Couple Days Off" was the band's final top-20 single on the Hot 100.

The song is a popular staple for high school and college marching bands and pep bands.

Track listings

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US cassette single and Japanese mini-CD single[1][2]

  1. "Couple Days Off" – 4:56
  2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

7-inch and Australian cassette single[3][4]

  1. "Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15
  2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

12-inch single[5]

A1. "Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57
B1. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46
B2. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01

CD single[6]

  1. "Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57
  2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46
  3. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01
  4. "Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1991 Cassette EMI USA
Japan April 26, 1991 Mini-CD [16]

References

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  1. ^ Couple Days Off (US cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 4KM-50346.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Couple Days Off (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. TODP-2222.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Couple Days Off (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEY 15, 3237977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Couple Days Off (Australian cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 2583-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Couple Days Off (European 12-inch single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 060 20 4308 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Couple Days Off (UK CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEYCD 15, 3237972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1558." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  13. ^ "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ^ "カップル・デイズ・オフ | ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュース" [Couple Days Off | Huey Lewis & the News] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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