What to Do with Daylight is the debut album by New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser

Brooke Fraser

Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand award-winning folk-pop and Christian music artist...

 released in 2004. What to Do with Daylight was the top New Zealand album for 2004 (according to RIANZ), and went seven times Platinum.

The album title comes from the album's first track "Arithmetic

Arithmetic (song)

"Arithmetic" is a single by Brooke Fraser released in 2004. The song is the first track Fraser's debut album What To Do With Daylight, which takes its name from this song in the line "Wondering what to do with daylight until I can make you mine." The song was later included on the Sony BMG...

", as heard in the line "Wondering what to do with daylight, Until I can make you mine". The song was released as the album's fourth single in New Zealand.
All five singles from the album reached the top 20 NZ singles chart and achieved #1 airplay status.

All tracks on the album were written by Fraser herself.

Track listing

1. "Arithmetic
   Arithmetic (song)
   "Arithmetic" is a single by Brooke Fraser released in 2004. The song is the first track Fraser's debut album What To Do With Daylight, which takes its name from this song in the line "Wondering what to do with daylight until I can make you mine." The song was later included on the Sony BMG...
   
   " – 4:01
2. "Saving the World
   Saving the World
   "Saving the World" is a song by Brooke Fraser, released as the third single from Fraser's debut album, What to Do with Daylight, in 2004. "Saving the World" is a song about avoiding apathy in a relationship by discussing one's religious belief or faith...
   
   " – 4:10
3. "Still In Love" – 4:28
4. "Lifeline" – 4:08
5. "Waste Another Day" – 5:25
6. "Without You
   Without You (Brooke Fraser song)
   "Without You" is a single by Brooke Fraser released in 2005. The song debuted and peaked on the New Zealand Singles chart at number sixteen on 24 January 2005 and spent just nine weeks on the chart.-Charts:-New Zealand chart run:...
   
   " – 2:59
7. "Reverie" – 5:14
8. "Indelible" – 4:38
9. "Better
   Better (Brooke Fraser song)
   "Better" is the debut single by Brooke Fraser, from her multi-platinum and award-winning album What to Do with Daylight.-Song information:...
   
   " – 4:05
10. "Scarlet" – 5:57
11. "Mystery" – 4:02

Special edition

What To Do With Daylight was also re-released as a two disc CD+DVD "Special Edition" in 2004, following the albums success. The first disc was the album with the second disc being a live DVD of four songs from the album. This set also came with a slipcase cover with a different photo of Fraser. The DVD was filmed and recorded live at The Pumphouse, Takapuna, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

 on 2 April 2004.

Live DVD tracklist:

1. "Saving the World"
2. "Lifeline"
3. "Arithmetic"
4. "Better"

Charts and certifications

What To Do With Daylight debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart. It was also certified Gold in the first week with sales of over 7,500. Within three weeks the album was certified Platinum with sales of over 15,000.

The album had a 66 week run on the New Zealand chart dating from 16 November 2003 – 28 February 2005, and would go on to reach number one a further two times and be certified 7x Platinum.

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart	1	7x Platinum	105,000+

Certifications in weeks:

Gold - First week

Platinum - 3 weeks

2x Platinum - 7 weeks

3x Platinum - 21 weeks

4x Platinum - 36 weeks

5x Platinum - 48 weeks

6x Platinum - 53 weeks

7x Platinum - 63 weeks