Couple Days Off

"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.

"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
"Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" (1989) "Couple Days Off" (1991) "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (1991)

Track listings

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

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

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

1. "Couple Days Off" (short edit) – 3:15
2. "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]

1. "Couple Days Off" (LP version) – 4:57
2. "Time Ain't Money" – 4:46
3. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" – 5:01
4. "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 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 24 Spain (Top 40 Radio)[15] 24 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 11 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] 45

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1991	Cassette	EMI USA
Japan	April 26, 1991	Mini-CD		[19]