"Days Like These" is a song by British rock bandAsia, issued as a 7" single on 17 August 1990 in Europe byGeffen Records. It had previously appeared on their compilation albumThen & Now, released three days before, while its B-side, "Voice of America", was derived from the third studio album,Astra (1985). In the United States, two promotion only CD singles were also available. This unusually optimistic and upbeat Asia song was a major hit on rock radio, reaching #2 on the Billboard "Mainstream Rock" chart.
"Days Like These" was written by Steve Jones, the past leader forThe Unforgiven, and produced/engineered by Frank Wolf. It featuresSteve Lukather,Toto guitarist, and well-known studio musician on lead guitar.
In contrast to the rest of the new songs fromThen & Now, "Days Like These" has been well received. OnAllMusic, Tom Demalon has noted that it "nearly matches the band's strong debut material".[1] An official music video was shot for the song and it gained considerable airplay during the summer of 1990 and was a number two hit on theMainstream Rock chart.[2] The single peaked at number 64 on theBillboard Hot 100[3] and was the last chart entry for Asia in the United States.
