<P> "Bad Day" was much - used in the media to the point where Powter declared he felt "quite detached from th (e) song . It's more like it's everybody's song ." According to Alan Connor: "...turning off the radio isn't enough to escape the tune . It can be heard everywhere from in shops, on mobiles and especially on TV ." During Christmas 2004, the song was used in a Coca - Cola advertisement which played in France for two weeks . It was also featured in a television advertisement for Right Guard deodorant in the United Kingdom . </P> <P> The fifth season of American Idol used "Bad Day" to underscore a montage of each contestant shown when they were eliminated . Although it was not his decision to have it on the show, Powter said: "I need every opportunity that I can to get the music out there". "Bad Day" was subsequently used in other shows, including the Brazilian series Malhação in 2005, and TV Asahi's 2006 Japanese drama Regatta: Kimi to Ita Eien . It was featured in Veronica Mars episode "The Bitch Is Back" in 2007, and in a 2012 episode of the German show Danni Lowinski . In 2014, the song was used as Lestrade's ringtone for Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson in an episode of Elementary titled "The One Percent Solution". A FX promotional trailer for Fargo featured a muzak version of "Bad Day". </P> <P> "Weird Al" Yankovic wanted to record a parody of the song in 2006 but Powter refused his proposal . Later, Powter decided to give him permission to record the parody, which was to have been called "You Had a Bad Date", but was told by Yankovic told that "the train had left the station"; he recorded "White & Nerdy" the day after instead . In April 2006, "Bad Day" was parodied on an episode of the television series Saturday Night Live, featuring a montage of former member of the United States House of Representatives Tom DeLay . The Daily Show used the song for an American Idol - based montage satirizing the June 2006 death of Abu Musab al - Zarqawi, leader of Al - Qaeda in Iraq . It was parodied by comedy group Moron Life titled "Overplayed" and was released on MySpace in August 2006 . "Bad Day" was also covered by the fictional music group Alvin and the Chipmunks for their 2007 film Alvin and the Chipmunks . Their version made the charts in January 2008, peaking at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P> <P> Powter performed "Bad Day" during the Live 8 concert in Berlin on July 2, 2005, at the Siegessäule . He also performed the song at the MTV Asia Awards 2006 on May 6 at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok . During the penultimate episode of American Idol on May 23, 2006, Powter performed "Bad Day" at the Kodak Theatre . On May 26, 2007, he performed the song at the Saitama Super Arena during the MTV Video Music Awards Japan . Powter performed it in a duo with Japanese singer Ayaka on November 26, 2008, at Astro Hall in Harajuku, Japan . </P>

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