Shadow Days

{{Infobox song

| name = Shadow Days

| cover = John Mayer Shadow Days.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = John Mayer

| album = Born and Raised

| released = March 6, 2012

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Country rock|southern rock}}

| length = 3:53

| label = Columbia

| writer = John Mayer

| producer = {{hlist|John Mayer|Don Was}}

| chronology = John Mayer

| prev_title = Perfectly Lonely

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Queen of California

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|daGcpvxPbCo|"Shadow Days"}}}}

}}

"Shadow Days" is the lead single from American singer John Mayer's fifth studio album Born and Raised. It had moderate success, peaking at #42 in the United States and #49 in Canada.

Music video

The music video for "Shadow Days" premiered on Vevo and YouTube on April 27, 2012. The video shows John Mayer in three places. One of them shows him walking around the countryside. Another one shows him walking in the cold forests of Idaho. The last one shows him driving in a car taking stops along Idaho highways and repairing his guitar in a local music store then proceeding to an unknown destination. He sings and plays the guitar in all three places at some point.

Personnel

John Mayer - vocals, acoustic, electric & resophonic guitars
Aaron Sterling - drums, tambourine
Sean Hurley - bass guitar
Chuck Leavell - piano, Hammond B-3
Greg Leisz - pedal steel

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (2012) ! Peak position
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{{singlechart\|Denmark\|39\|artist=John Mayer\|song=Shadow Days\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardjapanhot100\|23\|artist=John Mayer\|artistid=373098\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch40\|17\|year=2010\|week=28\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch100\|23\|year=2010\|artist=John Mayer\|song=Shadow Days\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardhot100\|42\|artist=John Mayer\|artistid=373098\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardadultalternativesongs\|2\|artist=John Mayer\|artistid=373098\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|21\|artist=John Mayer\|artistid=373098\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|12\|artist=John Mayer\|artistid=373098\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardrocksongs\|38\|artist=John Mayer\|artistid=373098\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}

=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2012)

! Position

scope=row|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2012|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2012|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}

| style="text-align:center;"|88

scope=row|US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/adult-alternative-songs|title=Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|23

scope=row|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|46