Days Are OK
{{short description|1980 song by the Motels}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Days Are OK
| cover = The Motels Days Are OK 1980 single cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Motels
| album = Careful
| B-side = Envy
| released = 1980
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:32
| label = Capitol
| writer = Tim McGovern
| producer = Carter
| prev_title = Anticipating
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Danger
| next_year = 1980
}}
"Days Are OK", also known as "Days Are OK (But the Nights Were Made for Love)", is a song by American new wave band The Motels, which was released in 1980 as the first single from their second studio album Careful. The song was written by Tim McGovern and produced by Carter.
Released in the UK and certain European countries only, "Days Are OK" was originally issued as a single in May 1980, but it failed to chart.{{cite magazine |title=Releases: CD |magazine=Music Week |date=May 31, 1980 |page=24 |publisher=Music Week Ltd. |issn=0144-5782}} It was reissued in the UK in November 1980 and reached number 41 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1981, giving the band their second and final UK chart entry.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18672/motels/ |title=MOTELS; full Official Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=June 13, 2022}}
Promotion
To promote the November 1980 reissue, the band spent two weeks in the UK for a seven-date tour and also performed the song and "Envy" on BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test on 29 November. The band's concert at Bradford University on 10 December was filmed for broadcast as part of the BBC series Rock Goes to College.{{cite magazine |title=Motels - Days Are OK - New Single |magazine=Music Week |date=November 29, 1980 |page=5 |publisher=Music Week Ltd. |issn=0144-5782}}{{cite magazine |last=Shearlaw |first=John |title=News - Motels Open |magazine=Record Mirror |date=November 15, 1980 |page=2 |issn=0144-5804}}
Critical reception
In a review of the November 1980 reissue, Mike Gardner of Record Mirror wrote, "This came on like a cross between Hazel O'Connor, Pat Benatar and Ronnie Spector. Surprisingly the mixture doesn't suffer too badly as a result, but it doesn't demand that you listen again."{{cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=Mike |title=Singles |magazine=Record Mirror |date=December 6, 1980 |page=14 |issn=0144-5804}}
Track listing
7–inch single (UK, Germany, France, Netherlands and Italy){{cite AV media notes |title=Days Are OK |others=The Motels |year=1980 |type=UK 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Capitol Records |id=CL 16149}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Days Are OK |others=The Motels |year=1980 |type=Germany 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Capitol Records |id=1C 006-86 161}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Days Are OK |others=The Motels |year=1980 |type=France 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Capitol Records |id=2C 008 86161}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Days Are OK |others=The Motels |year=1980 |type=Netherlands 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Capitol Records |id=1A 006-86161}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Days Are OK |others=The Motels |year=1980 |type=Italy 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Capitol Records |id=3C 006-86161}}
- "Days Are OK (But the Nights Were Made for Love)" – 3:32
- "Slow Town" – 4:20
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Careful LP inner sleeve notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Careful |title-link=Careful (The Motels album) |others=The Motels |year=1980 |type=US vinyl LP inner sleeve notes |publisher=Capitol Records |id=ST-12070}}
The Motels
- Martha Davis – vocals, guitar
- Tim McGovern – guitar
- Marty Jourard – keyboards
- Michael Goodroe – bass
- Brian Glascock – drums
Production
- Carter – producer, engineer
- Warren Dewey – recording
- Richard McKernan – assistant engineer
Charts
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| Chart (1981)
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| {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|41|artist=Motels|song=Days Are OK|artistid=18672|rowheader=true|access-date=June 13, 2022}} |
References
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{{The Motels}}
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