# Lazy Days

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{{Short description|1997 single by Robbie Williams}}
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{{For|the 1929 film|Lazy Days (film)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Lazy Days
| cover      = Robbie Williams - Lazy Days - CD single cover.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Robbie Williams](/source/Robbie_Williams)
| album      = [Life thru a Lens](/source/Life_thru_a_Lens)
| B-side     =
* "Teenage Millionaire"
* "Falling in Bed (Again)"
* "She Makes Me High"
* "[Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye](/source/Ev'ry_Time_We_Say_Goodbye)"
| released   = {{start date|1997|7|14|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-07-12.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|page=31|date=12 July 1997|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     = Matrix Maison Rouge (London, England)
| genre      = [Pop](/source/Pop_music)<ref name= "RS 2004">{{cite book|chapter=Robbie Williams|last1=Pearlman|first1=Nina|last2=Eliscu|first2=Jenny|authorlink2=Jenny Eliscu|title=[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=[Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster)|edition=4th|year=2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/876 876]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}</ref>
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| length     = 3:53
| label      = [Chrysalis](/source/Chrysalis_Records)
| writer     =
* Robbie Williams
* [Guy Chambers](/source/Guy_Chambers)
| producer   =
* Guy Chambers
* [Steve Power](/source/Steve_Power)
| prev_title = [Old Before I Die](/source/Old_Before_I_Die)
| prev_year  = 1997
| next_title = [South of the Border](/source/South_of_the_Border_(Robbie_Williams_song))
| next_year  = 1997
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JAX_CpzFn3w|"Lazy Days"}}}}
}}
"'''Lazy Days'''" is a song by English singer-songwriter [Robbie Williams](/source/Robbie_Williams). It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 July 1997 as the second single from his debut studio album, ''[Life thru a Lens](/source/Life_thru_a_Lens)'' (1997). According to Williams, the song is about being young, optimistic about the future and not afraid of committing mistakes. The song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). A demo version of "Lazy Days" is included as a [B-side](/source/B-side) on the "[Millennium](/source/Millennium_(song))" CD2 single.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Millennium|title-link=Millennium (song)|year=1998|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=[Chrysalis Records](/source/Chrysalis_Records)|id=CDCHS 5099, 7243 8 86091 2 8}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
A reviewer from ''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'' rated the song three out of five, adding, "[Gary](/source/Gary_Barlow)'s former colleague continues to occupy [indie-pop](/source/indie-pop) territory with a solid enough song. However, it lacks the killer chorus needed to better his previous chart performances."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-07-05.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|date=5 July 1997|page=30|accessdate=15 August 2022}}</ref> The magazine's Martin Aston described "Lazy Days" as "a hazy-lazy, summery feel, and an instant indication of Williams and [Guy] Chambers' [Beatles](/source/Beatles)y tastes."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Martin|last=Aston|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-09-13.pdf|title=Robbie Williams – Painful Journey to a New Sound And Image|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|date=13 September 1997|page=27|accessdate=13 September 2022}}</ref> David Sinclair from ''[The Times](/source/The_Times)'' viewed it as a "big, catchy, anthemic follow-up to [Old Before I Die](/source/Old_Before_I_Die) with fade-out borrowed from [Hey Jude](/source/Hey_Jude)."<ref>Sinclair, David (19 July 1997). "Albums; The week's top pop releases". ''[The Times](/source/The_Times)''.</ref>

==Music video==
Williams took a day out of rehab to shoot the accompanying [music video](/source/music_video) for the song, and he explained it was "a bonkers video, 'cause that's how my head was at the time, I think".<ref>[http://www.robbiewilliams.com/ Robbie Williams.com > Discography > Lazy Days]</ref> Williams explained that "Lazy Days" was a song previously written by Guy Chambers, during his spell in the [Britpop](/source/Britpop) band the Lemon Trees. Williams thought it was an amazing song, but made some changes to the lyrics, hooks, and arrangement.

==Track listings==
* '''UK CD1 and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Lazy Days|year=1997|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=CDCHS 5063}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Lazy Days|year=1997|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=TCCHS 5063}}</ref>
# "Lazy Days" – 3:53
# "Teenage Millionaire" – 3:09
# "Falling in Bed (Again)" – 3:28

* '''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Lazy Days|year=1997|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=CDCHSS 5063}}</ref>
# "Lazy Days" – 3:53
# "She Makes Me High" – 3:23
# "[Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye](/source/Ev'ry_Time_We_Say_Goodbye)" – 3:03

* '''European maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Lazy Days|year=1997|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=7243 8 84335 2 5}}</ref>
# "Lazy Days" – 3:53
# "She Makes Me High" – 3:23
# "Teenage Millionaire" – 3:09
# "Falling in Bed (Again)" – 3:28
# "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" – 3:03

==Credits and personnel==
Credits are taken from the ''[Life thru a Lens](/source/Life_thru_a_Lens)'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Life thru a Lens|title-link=Life thru a Lens|year=1997|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=CDCHR 6127, 7243 8 21313 2 8}}</ref>

'''Studios'''
* Recorded at Matrix Maison Rouge (London, England)
* Mixed at Battery Studios (London, England)

'''Personnel'''
{{div col}}
* [Robbie Williams](/source/Robbie_Williams) – writing, vocals, backing vocals
* [Guy Chambers](/source/Guy_Chambers) – writing, guitar, keyboards, production, arrangement
* [Andre Barreau](/source/Andre_Barreau) – backing vocals, guitar
* [Steve McEwan](/source/Steve_McEwan) – backing vocals, guitar
* Andy Caine – backing vocals
* Fil Eisler – bass
* Steve Power – keyboards, production, mixing
* [Geoff Dugmore](/source/Geoff_Dugmore) – drums
* Andy Duncan – percussion
* Jim Brumby – Battery Studios assistant
* Matt Hay – Matrix Maison Rouge assistant
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1997)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Estonia (Eesti Top 20)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=parnupostimees19970826.2.12.3.1&srpos=3&e=-------en-25--1--txt-txIN%7ctxTI%7ctxAU%7ctxTA-lazy+days+Robbie+Williams------------|title=Eesti Top 20|work=[Sõnumileht](/source/S%C3%B5numileht)|date=26 August 1997|page=8|access-date=14 December 2024|language=et}}</ref>
|7
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([Eurochart Hot 100](/source/European_Hot_100_Singles))<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-08-02.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=14|issue=31|page=12|date=2 August 1997|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
|47
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([European Hit Radio](/source/European_Hit_Radio_(chart)))<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-08-16.pdf|title=EHR Top 50|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=14|issue=33|date=16 August 1997|page=29|access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
|27
|-
{{single chart|Finland|18|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Lazy Days|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|90|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Lazy Days|songid=51140|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|72|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Lazy Days|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|7|date=19970726|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|8|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Lazy Days|artistid=1849|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-08-02.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|date=2 August 1997|page=15|access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
|8
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Robbie Williams singles}}

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Category:1997 singles
Category:1997 songs
Category:Chrysalis Records singles
Category:Robbie Williams songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Guy Chambers
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Power
Category:Songs written by Guy Chambers
Category:Songs written by Robbie Williams

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