As the Days Go By

{{Infobox song

| name = As the Days Go By

| cover = As the Days Go By by Daryl Braithwaite.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Daryl Braithwaite

| album = Edge

|B-side=In My Life| released = {{Start date|1988|08|19}}

| recorded =

| studio =Platinum Studios, Melbourne

| venue =

| genre =Rock, pop

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=04}} {{line break}}

{{Duration|m=5|s=07}} (extended mix)

| label = {{flatlist|

}}

| writer = Ian Thomas

| producer = Simon Hussey

| prev_title = Prove Your Love

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = All I Do

| next_year = 1988

}}

"As the Days Go By" is a song written by Ian Thomas and recorded by Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite as the first single from his second studio album, Edge, in 1988. It features singer John Farnham as a backing vocalist in the chorus. The song was also released in the UK.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/89/M&M-1989-02-25-OCR-Page-0013.pdf|title=M&M-1989-02-25-OCR-Page-0013.pdf |magazine=Music Week|page=13|date=25 February 1989|access-date=20 October 2023}}

The track is one of Braithwaite's most popular recordings, and was included on his compilation albums The Essential Daryl Braithwaite (2007) and Days Go By (2017). An extended mix features in the 1994 compilation album Six Moons: The Best of Daryl Braithwaite 1988–1994 and an acoustic version opens the 2008 live album The Lemon Tree. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1992 British comedy film Peter's Friends.

Track listing

;CD single (1988)

  1. "As The Days Go By" – 4:04
  2. "In My Life" – 5:07

Personnel

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" | Chart (1988)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{singlechart|Australia|11|artist= Daryl Braithwaite |song=As the Days Go By|accessdate=2016-01-30}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|49|artist= Daryl Braithwaite |song=As the Days Go By|accessdate=2016-01-30}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"

!(1988)

!Position

align="center"|Australia (ARIA Charts)

|align="center"|70{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}

References

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