"Counting Down the Days" is the second and final single from Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...

's third album, Counting Down the Days

Counting Down the Days

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"....

. It is considerably less successful than "Shiver

Shiver (Natalie Imbruglia song)

"Shiver" is Natalie Imbruglia's first single from her third album release Counting Down the Days and it is her 8th single overall. The song and the music video received a lot of airplay on radio stations and music channels. It is considered a turntable hit worldwide, charting in some countries and...

", but it still managed to keep the album in the charts for some time. It reached number twenty-three in the UK and number fifty-two in Australia.

There are two versions of the song. The first one is the album version found on Counting Down the Days while the second one is the single version found on the CD single. The single version is essentially shorter than the album version as it does not have a prechorus.

Tracklist and formats

UK CD1

(B0009YGD4E; Released July 25, 2005)

1. "Counting Down the Days" (Edit) (Imbruglia, Matt Prime)
2. "Only You" (Imbruglia, Kara DioGuardi
   Kara DioGuardi
   Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
   
   , Martin Harrington
   Martin Harrington
   Martin Harrington is a British songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. He has written and produced for many artists including Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia. The international hit song "Love at First Sight" by Kylie Minogue, which he co-wrote, was nominated for both...
   
   , Ash Howes)

UK CD2

(B000A6JM0S; Released July 25, 2005)

1. "Counting Down the Days" (Edit) (Imbruglia, Matt Prime)
2. "What's the Good in Goodbye" (Imbruglia, Phil Thornalley
   Phil Thornalley
   Phil Thornalley is a songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing the song "Torn" which Natalie Imbruglia later covered to great success for her 1997 debut album, Left of the Middle...
   
   , Mark Hewerdine)
3. "Counting Down the Days" (CD-ROM video)

AUS CD

1. "Counting Down The Days" (Edit) (Imbruglia, Matt Prime)
2. "What's the Good in Goodbye" (Imbruglia, Phil Thornalley
   Phil Thornalley
   Phil Thornalley is a songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing the song "Torn" which Natalie Imbruglia later covered to great success for her 1997 debut album, Left of the Middle...
   
   , Mark Hewerdine)
3. "Counting Down The Days" (Album version) (Imbruglia, Matt Prime)
4. "Counting Down The Days" (CD-ROM video)

Charts

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Chart (2005)	Peak Position
Italian Singles Chart	25