What to Do with Daylight

What to Do with Daylight
What to Do with Daylight
Studio album by Brooke Fraser
Released	29 October 2003
Recorded	2003
Studio	York Street (Auckland); Helen Young (Auckland); 301 (Sydney);
Genre	Pop
Length	49:07
Label	Columbia, Sony BMG
Producer	Brady Blade;
Brooke Fraser chronology
Singles from What To Do With Daylight
	"Better"; Released: 30 June 2003; "Lifeline"; Released: 9 November 2003; "Saving the World"; Released: 14 March 2004; "Arithmetic"; Released: 19 July 2004; "Without You"; Released: 17 January 2005;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
NZ Girl	^[2]

What to Do with Daylight is the debut album by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. What to Do with Daylight was the top New Zealand album for 2004 (according to RIANZ), and went seven times Platinum.

The album title comes from the album's first track "Arithmetic", as heard in the line "Wondering what to do with daylight/Until I can make you mine". The song was released as the album's fourth single in New Zealand.

All five singles from the album reached the top 20 NZ singles chart and achieved No. 1 airplay status.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brooke Fraser

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arithmetic"	4:01
2.	"Saving the World"	4:10
3.	"Still in Love"	4:28
4.	"Lifeline"	4:08
5.	"Waste Another Day"	5:25
6.	"Without You"	2:59
7.	"Reverie"	5:14
8.	"Indelible"	4:38
9.	"Better"	4:05
10.	"Scarlet"	5:57
11.	"Mystery"	4:02
Total length:		49:07

Special edition

What To Do With Daylight was also re-released as a two disc CD+DVD "Special Edition" in 2004, following the album's success. The first disc was the album with the second disc being a live DVD of four songs from the album. This set also came with a slipcase cover with a different photo of Fraser. The DVD was filmed and recorded live at The Pumphouse, Takapuna, Auckland on 2 April 2004.

Live DVD track list:

"Saving the World"
"Lifeline"
"Arithmetic"
"Better"

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.^[1]

Brooke Fraser – lead vocals (all tracks), piano (1, 3-6, 8, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 4-6, 8, 9), backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9), crowd noise (3), handclaps (3), Rhodes piano (3), Wurlitzer (7)
Brady Blade – production (all tracks), percussion (1-3, 5-7), drums (2, 3, 5-7, 9, 11), crowd noise (3), handclaps (3), loops (3), guitar (9)
Don Bartley – mastering (4)^{[note 1]}
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper – violin (1, 11)
Julia Broom – violin (1, 11)
Andy van Dette – mastering (all tracks)
Julia Dibley – violin (1, 11)
Alistair Greenwood – flute (8)
Godfrey de Grut – Korg Triton (1, 5), string arrangements (1, 11), piano (2), crowd noise (3), handclaps (3), Rhodes piano (5, 9), Hammond organ (7, 9)
Anton Hagot – recording (4)^{[note 1]}
Peau Halapua – violin (1, 11)
Elroy Hall – viola (1, 11)
Daniel Irvine – bass guitar (1-3, 9-11), handclaps (3)
Ben King – acoustic guitar (2), guitar (2), backing vocals (2), vocal arrangements (2)
Bruce Lynch – acoustic bass (6)
Geoff Maddock – guitar (2)
Nic Manders – guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 11), crowd noise (3), mixing (all tracks), recording (all tracks)
Ben Nation – cello (1, 11)
Scotty Pearson – percussion (3)
Nathan Porter – Hammond organ (3, 5, 7), Rhodes piano (3)
Steve Roberts – dubs (7), technical assistance
Matt Ruys – handclaps (3), backing vocals (9), vocal arrangements (9)
Sean Sturm – guitar (1, 2, 5, 9, 11), handclaps (3)
Marcus Vanilau – Mellotron (10)
Roy Venkataraman – guitar (3, 6, 7)
Rick Will – mixing (4)^{[note 1]}
Carl Young – bass guitar (5, 7)

Charts and certifications

What To Do With Daylight debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart. It was also certified Gold in the first week with sales of over 7,500. Within three weeks the album was certified Platinum with sales of over 15,000. The album had a 66-week run on the New Zealand chart dating from 16 November 2003 – 28 February 2005, and would go on to reach number one a further two times and be certified 7× Platinum.

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	1

Certifications

Certifications for *What to Do with Daylight*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[5]	7× Platinum	105,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Reissue only

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d What To Do With Daylight (CD liner notes). Brooke Fraser. New Zealand: Columbia Records. 2004. 5135719000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 28 December 2022 from Discogs.
^ "nzgirl – Live More Awesome with #nzgirlhacks! – nzgirl". nzgirl. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Charts.nz – Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 2004". RIANZ. Retrieved 15 December 2002.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[lifeline-2] Reissue only

[cd-1] What To Do With Daylight (CD liner notes). Brooke Fraser. New Zealand: Columbia Records. 2004. 5135719000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 28 December 2022 from Discogs.

[3] "nzgirl – Live More Awesome with #nzgirlhacks! – nzgirl". nzgirl. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[charts-4] "Charts.nz – Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[5] "Top Selling Albums of 2004". RIANZ. Retrieved 15 December 2002.

[New_ZealandBrooke_FraserWhat_to_Do_with_DaylightalbumCertRef-6] "New Zealand album certifications – Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

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v t e Brooke Fraser
Discography
Studio albums	What to Do with Daylight (2004) Albertine (2006) Flags (2010) Brutal Romantic (2014)
Live albums	Seven (2022)
Singles	"Better" "Lifeline" "Saving the World" "Arithmetic" "Without You" "Deciphering Me" "Shadowfeet" "Albertine" "Something in the Water" "Betty" "A Thousand Hallelujahs" "Honey in the Rock"
Promotional singles	"Nineveh"