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"Days Like These" is a song by British rock band Asia, issued as a 7" single on 17 August 1990 in Europe by Geffen Records. It had previously appeared on their compilation album Then & Now, released three days before, while its B-side, "Voice of America", was derived from the third studio album, Astra (1985). In the United States, two promotion only CD singles were also available. This unusually optimistic and upbeat Asia song was a major hit on rock radio, reaching #2 on the Billboard "Mainstream Rock" chart.

"Days Like These"
Single by Asia
from the album Then & Now
B-side	"Voice of America"
Released	17 August 1990
Genre	Arena rock progressive rock
Length	4:04 (LP version)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Steve Jones
Producer(s)	Frank Wolf
Asia singles chronology
"Go" (1985) "Days Like These" (1990)

"Days Like These" was written by Steve Jones, the past leader for The Unforgiven, and produced/engineered by Frank Wolf. It features Steve Lukather, Toto guitarist, and well-known studio musician on lead guitar.

In contrast to the rest of the new songs from Then & Now, "Days Like These" has been well received. On AllMusic, Tom Demalon has noted that it "nearly matches the band's strong debut material".[1] An official music video was shot for the song and it gained considerable airplay during the summer of 1990 and was a number two hit on the Mainstream Rock chart.[2] Despite this, the single peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and was the last chart entry for Asia in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

Asia

• John Wetton – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass
• Geoff Downes – keyboards
• Carl Palmer – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Steve Lukather – guitar

Technical personnel

• Frank Wolf – producer, engineer

Charts

Chart (1985-1986)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4]	31
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	64
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2]	2

References

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