text: what is the title and artist of the song american idol plays when a person's eliminated, bad day or something? it's says something like "had a bad day....." bad day by daniel powter. i discovered this song nearly a year ago and have been infatuated with it ever since. i actually was one of the first people to hear of him in america because he was huge in france and i decided to have a listen. it really is a great song and i highly recommend the album. it's titled daniel powter and was released in 2005.