Whatever Gets You Through the Day

Whatever Gets You Through the Day is the third studio album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 2001 on Wildcard / Polydor. The album produced the singles "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One", "Run" and "Happy". It reached Platinum status.

Whatever Gets You Through the Day
Studio album by
Lighthouse Family
Released19 November 2001 (UK)
Recorded2001
GenrePop, easy listening, soul
Length47:52
LabelWildcard / Polydor
Lighthouse Family chronology
Postcards from Heaven
(1997)		 Whatever Gets You Through the Day
(2001)		 Greatest Hits
(2002)
Singles from Whatever Gets You Through the Day
  1. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One"
    Released: 12 November 2001
  2. "Run"
    Released: 4 March 2002
  3. "Happy"
    Released: 1 July 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
musicOMH(favorable)[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run"
  • Paul Tucker
  • George Morton
  • Kevin Bacon
  • Jonathan Quarmby
4:01
2."Happy"
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:35
3."(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One"
  • Billy Taylor
  • Dick Dallas
  • Paul Hewson
  • Dave Evans
  • Larry Mullen
  • Adam Clayton
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
5:16
4."End of the Sky"
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
5:57
5."Life's a Dream"
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:56
6."It's a Beautiful Day"
  • Tucker
  • Tim Laws
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:51
7."You're a Star"
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:35
8."You Always Want What You Haven't Got"
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
3:52
9."Wish"
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
5:09
10."Whatever Gets You Through the Day"
  • Tucker
  • Laws
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:40
Whatever Gets You Through the Day - Special edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Wish" (Downtempo Version)
  • Tucker
  • Bacon
  • Quarmby
4:41

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 88
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 3
Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] 30
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 7

Year-end charts
Chart (2001) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 57
Chart (2002) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 75
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 140

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[15] Platinum 300,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Platinum 300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. O'Brien, Jon. "Whatever Gets You Through the Day - Lighthouse Family". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Hubbard, Michael (19 November 2001). "Lighthouse Family - Whatever Gets You Through The Day". musicOMH. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week {{{week}}}, {{{year}}}". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "Italiancharts.com – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through The Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  13. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  14. "2002 UK Year-End Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lighthouse Family; 'Whatever Gets You Through the Day')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 959. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  17. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Lighthouse Family; 'Whatever Gets You Through the Day')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through the Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Whatever Gets You Through the Day in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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