Couple Days Off

"Couple Days Off"
"Couple Days Off"
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from the album Hard at Play
B-side	"Time Ain't Money"
Released	1991
Length	4:56 (LP version); 3:15 (short edit);
Label	EMI USA
Songwriter(s)	Chris Hayes; Huey Lewis; Geoffrey Palmer;
Producer(s)	Huey Lewis and the News; Bill Schnee; Eric Thorngren;
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology

"Couple Days Off" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News and released as a single from the album Hard at Play in 1991. The single peaked at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and it reached the top 40 on the charts of Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. "Couple Days Off" was the band's final top-20 single on the Hot 100.

Track listings

US cassette single and Japanese mini-CD single^[1]^[2]

"Couple Days Off" – 4:56
"Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

7-inch and Australian cassette single^[3]^[4]

"Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15
"Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

12-inch single^[5]

A1. "Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57

B1. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46

B2. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01

CD single^[6]

"Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57
"Time Ain't Money" – 4:46
"The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01
"Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	40
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	76
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[10]	25
Germany (GfK)^[11]	40
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)^[12]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	24
Spain (Top 40 Radio)^[16]	24
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	11
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[18]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[19]	45

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1991	Cassette	EMI USA
Japan	April 26, 1991	Mini-CD	EMI USA	^[20]

References

^ Couple Days Off (US cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 4KM-50346.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Couple Days Off (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. TODP-2222.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Couple Days Off (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEY 15, 3237977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Couple Days Off (Australian cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 2583-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Couple Days Off (European 12-inch single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 060 20 4308 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Couple Days Off (UK CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEYCD 15, 3237972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1558." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 19. 11 May 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "EHR Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 23. 8 June 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ Radio Luxembourg Singles. October 13, 1991.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2013). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "カップル・デイズ・オフ | ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュース" [Couple Days Off | Huey Lewis & the News] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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[1] Couple Days Off (US cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 4KM-50346.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] Couple Days Off (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. TODP-2222.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Couple Days Off (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEY 15, 3237977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Couple Days Off (Australian cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 2583-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Couple Days Off (European 12-inch single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 060 20 4308 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Couple Days Off (UK CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEYCD 15, 3237972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Australia_Huey_Lewis_and_the_News-7] "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-8] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1558." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[9] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 19. 11 May 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[10] "EHR Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 23. 8 June 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

[sc_Germany_Huey_Lewis_and_the_News-11] "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[12] Radio Luxembourg Singles. October 13, 1991.

[sc_Dutch40_-13] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Huey_Lewis_and_the_News-14] "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Huey_Lewis_and_the_News-15] "Huey Lewis and the News – Couple Days Off". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[16] Fernando Salaverri (September 2013). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Huey_Lewis_the_News-17] "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Huey_Lewis_the_News-18] "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.

[19] "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[20] "カップル・デイズ・オフ | ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュース" [Couple Days Off | Huey Lewis & the News] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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