100 Bad Days

**"100 Bad Days"** is the third song on AJR's third album, *Neotheater*. It was the first single to be released from the album.

This song was also performed at the One Spectacular Night live show in 2020.

## Description

The band said this about the song:

*"As a band, and as guys in their twenties, most of our experiences end in rejection, failure, and bad days. We wanted to write a realistic look at that… what doesn’t kill you doesn’t always make you stronger. But what doesn’t kill you always makes you more interesting."*

## Lyrics

* Original
* Clean

[Verse 1]
Remember when we all got drunk?
I ended up with two broke thumbs
Oh my God, I felt so dumb
Lucky me
I wrote a song that no one knows
I played a show and no one showed
Oh my God, I felt so alone
Lucky me

[Pre-Chorus]
When all is going wrong
And you’re scared as hell
Whatcha gonna do
Who you gonna tell?

Maybe a
Hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties

[Chorus]
A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more

[Verse 2]
Remember when she broke my heart
Waiting for the waiter to return my card
Right as I let down my guard
Lucky me
We had to work a bit more hard
Only just to get a little bit less far

We could laugh about it all tomorrow
Couldn’t we?

[Pre-Chorus]
When all is going wrong
And you’re scared as hell
Whatcha gonna do
Who you gonna tell?

Maybe a
Hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties

[Chorus]
A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more

(Screw your thing
It goes like this)

No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you

A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you

A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more

[Verse 1]
Remember when we all had fun?
I ended up with two broke thumbs
Oh my God, I felt so dumb
Lucky me
I wrote a song that no one knows
I played a show and no one showed
Oh my God, I felt so alone
Lucky me

[Pre-Chorus]
When all is going wrong
And you’re scared as well
Whatcha gonna do
Who you gonna tell?

Maybe a
Hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties

[Chorus]
A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more

[Verse 2]
Remember when she broke my heart
Waiting for the waiter to return my card
Right as I let down my guard
Lucky me
We had to work a bit more hard
Only just to get a little bit less far

We could laugh about it all tomorrow
Couldn’t we?

[Pre-Chorus]
When all is going wrong
And you’re scared as well
Whatcha gonna do
Who you gonna tell?

Maybe a
Hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties

[Chorus]
A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
(Da, da da da da da da da da da da)
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more

(Screw your thing
It goes like this)

No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you

A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you

A hundred bad days
Made a hundred good stories
A hundred good stories
Make me interesting at parties
Yeah
No, I ain’t scared of you
No, I ain’t scared of you no more

## Audio

* Spotify
* YouTube

100 Bad Days (Original Version)100 Bad Days100 Bad Days (Instrumental Version)100 Bad Days (Instrumental)100 Bad Days (Clean Version)100 Bad Days (Clean)
## Videos

* Official Videos
* Performances

100 Bad Days (Official Music Video)100 Bad Days (Official Video)

AJR - 100 Bad DaysJimmy Kimmel LiveAJR - 100 Bad Days -LIVE @ SiriusXM-Live at SiriusXMAJR - 100 Bad Days (Live Red Rocks 10-5-19)-2Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
## Trivia

* The main tune of the song is prominently used in "Karma".
* A sample of this song is used in "Don't Throw Out My Legos".
* This is the most played song in "Neotheater"