Track Rankings 2012 - Have a Nice Day

A lot of discussion on this one - lyrics, bonus tracks, demos, country sound, Shanks... it was all debated. So here is how the 33 of us voted for Have a Nice Day - the 7th best record by the band as voted by Jovitalk members.


Does anyone really care why a wildflower grows? Not likely by the looks of things. The bonus tracks copped plenty of zeroes (more than usual) for HAND, but not even they finished lower than poor Wildflower. Over 50% of us rank it as the worst song on the album. It now sits in 3rd place for the worst rated song on an album, behind only Social Disease and She's A Mystery.


The lowest ranking bonus track on Have a Nice Day is Unbreakable. Had it non been a bonus track it would have finished a little higher as it's second most recieved score was a 1 & 9.


These Open Arms comes in at position 13, one place higher than 2008. It seems the love for this song has grown a fair bit in recent years with its highest score (other than zeroes) was an impressive 11. Similar to Unbreakable, had These Open Arms been on all studio versions of the album, it would have finished a lot higher.



In at 12th is Complicated, which unfortunately sits in the same low spot it sat in 2008. The song defeinitely has its fans - Over 1/4 of voters gave it a score 10 or higher. But the song scored very average amongst the rest of the voters. In fact the votes for Complicated were quite evenly spread between 0 to 12.


Just edging ahead of Complicated is the infamous Who Says. The song takes a bit of a tumble since 2008, falling 2 places. The big debate this time around was not the fact that it was (turned into) a country song. It was more about the fact that it is played at every show and considered a major hit in Jon's eyes. Some people who rated the song low even mentioned tht they have no problem with the song itself. There were a few people though that didnt like the song because of the country influence it had on the band. Whether you like or not though, it did earn the band a Grammy so that has to count for something.


"Remember that you're perfect... God makes no mistakes." It's funny how a single line can cause so much discomfort amongst fans. There were even reports of vomitting and headaches caused from the one line . Welcome to Wherever You Are broke the mould of the traditional ballad released as a single from an album in the way that it was not a love ballad. The song scored evenly between 2 and 13, despite taking the biggest fall from 2008 where it finished 6th.


Last Cigerette comes in at 9th, with yet another evenly spread of votes ranging from 3 to 13 (while also collecting a few 14s and 0s). There were a few people defending the song and expressed there confusion as to why the song received so much criticsm. The song also took a fair fall since 2008 where it finished in a more respectable 5th place.


It seems fitting for a song that usually divides fans to finish in the middle of the pack. Exactly 50% of people ranked Novocaine in their top half on the album, leaving the other 50% to rank it in their bottom half. Despite such a divide, the song seems to have found favour with a few more people considering it has risen 3 places since 2008.


Just ahead of Novocaine is Bells of Freedom in 7th. The song rises one place since 2008 and even managed to score a top score of 15 from a voter. Keeping with the rest of the album, Bells of Freedom also scored quite evenly without any standout main vote.


One of the big risers since 2008 is Story of my Life which finished 4 places higher this time around. Surprisingly the song didnt score as many high votes as the songs that finished in 8th and 9th, but it was the only song other than the top 2 rated tracks to not recieve a vote of 0.


Depsite falling 2 places since 2008, Dirty Little Secret finishes very high considering it recieved five votes of 0 (mainly because it is a bonus track). The track received equal second most amount of top scores, with over half of us giving it a double digit score. In fact, Dirty Little Secret has now overtaken Walk Like a Man and Neurotica as the highest rated bonus track on an album (ranked so far).


Whether you believe that Nothing is better than I Am or not, there is no arguing with the results I Am received. It finishes in 4th place and scrapes into the 300+ club on the album. Over 60% of us gave the track a vote of 10 or higher, with just a handful of people giving it a score of 2 or less. The song climbs 3 places higher since 2008.


It was a close battle between 3rd and 4th, but I Want to be Loved finally hits the pedestal in 3rd place after finishing 4th in 2008. It was largely commented that the lyrics of this song is what makes it such a great track. They are touching and sweet without being cheesy like WTWYA. The song's most received vote was a tie between 7 and 11.


Well ahead of 3rd and 4th but not enough to finish 1st is Last Man Standing in second place. The track received a decent serving of 15 and 14 scores and was only one of three songs to not receive a vote of 0. There was great debate about whether the HAND version of Last Man Standing is better than the box set version. As seen from the results, the HAND version is very well liked, whether the box set version is better or not. The song finishes second best, just like it did in 2008 to the title track and lead single...


Some would have thought that it would've been a tight battle for first place... but it wasn't. Have a Nice Day finishes well ahead of the rest of the pack, and is the only song on the album to reach over 400 points (50 more to be exact!). 13 of us rank it as the best song on the album, while another 9 of us rank it second best. The song scored so successfully that it received nothing lower than an 8. It now sits in second place behind Undivided as the standout track on an album (ranked so far).

FINAL TALLY

HAND had the most songs that had such an even spread of votes, ranging from low scores to high scores.

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And just to quote myself on the previous page because most people may not notice it...

Oh my, seems like I missed to vote on time. Sorry :-/ I'll try to vote earlier next time

But thanks for all of your time and work you put into this, Savvi. It's a pleasure reading it and excellently executed as always!

I'm surprised at Unbreakable, but then I suppose being a bonus track does have its drawbacks. I find it funny that I seem to like most of the songs that the rest of JT hate.

I missed voting too. Next time then

1. Have A Nice Day
2. Who Says You Can't Go Home
3. Unbreakable
4. Story Of My Life
5. Novocaine
6. Last Cigarette
7. Last Man Standing
8. Dirty Little Secret
9. These Open Arms
10. I Am
11. I Want To Be Loved
12. Welcome to Wherever You Are
13. Bells of Freedom
14. Wildflower

15pt] Last Cigarette
14pt] Bells of Freedom
13pt] Have a Nice Day
12pt] I Am
11pt] Story of My Life
10pt] Welcome to Wherever You Are
9pt] Wildflower
8pt] Novocaine
7pt] Unbreakable
6pt] Dirty Little Secret
5pt] Complicated
4pt] I Want to Be Loved
3pt] Last Man Standing
2pt] These Open Arms
1pt] Who Says You Can't Go Home