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Dave Days
Dave Days at VidCon 2014
Dave Days atVidCon 2014
Background information
Birth nameDavid Joseph Colditz
Born(1991-08-13)August 13, 1991(age 33)
OriginDowningtown, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2007–2021
WebsiteOfficial website

David Joseph Colditz[1][2](born August 13, 1991),[3][4]commonly known asDave Days,is an American musician andinternet personality.He is best known for hisYouTubechannel featuring pop-punk covers, parodies of popular songs, and original songs. As of September 2021,Days' YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers, and has had more than 370 million views.

Career

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Inmiddle school,Days started playing in bands. He taught himself how to use audio andvideo productionequipment, and while attendingDowningtown High School Eastbecame interested in YouTube. He created his YouTube channel on August 25, 2007, which debuted with the release ofChocolate Rain(Pop-Punk Parody),and followed with a series of other videos parodying popular YouTube videos and performers. As "Dave Days", he quickly attracted enough of an audience to become a YouTube partner (earning income from advertisements) and, after just over a year, had over 200,000 subscribers and over 50 million views. One month after finishing high school, Days moved to Los Angeles to pursue music,incorporatedhimself as Dave Days, Inc.,[5]and continued to release YouTube videos.[4][6][7][8][9]

Several of Days' songs and videos from 2008 to 2010 focused onMiley Cyrus,which led to her making a cameo appearance in Days' 2010 videoMiley Cyrus – My Last Song for Miley (Dave Days).[7][10]By early 2010, Days was the most-subscribed musician on YouTube.[1]

His 2011 YouTube videosNext to YouandWho Saysplaced inBillboard's uncharted top 10,[11][12]and his send-up ofKaty Perryin a parody ofLast Friday Nightgarnered attention.[13]In October 2011, Days was again the most-subscribed musician on YouTube, with 1.5 million subscribers.[6]

On September 11, 2011, Days performed "What Does It Take"onDisney Channel'sSo Random.[14][15]In 2011, Days was the first YouTube personality to sign for theDigiTour,and in 2012 he was a DigiTour headliner.[16]On December 7, 2013, Days andRebecca Blackreleased a music video for "Saturday",a single and sequel to Black'sFriday.[17][18][19]

Days produces his own music and videos.[8][20]As of January 2024,Days has released 231 videos, which have had over 380 million combined views.[7]He plays guitar left-handed.[21]

Selected discography

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  • The Dave Days Show[22](2009)
  • Imma Be Down With Fireflies Baby[23](2010)
  • Dinner and a Movie[24](2010)
  • We're Just Kids[25](2012)
  • Boy You'll Forget[26](2013)
  • The Dave Days of Christmas[27](2014)
  • Pizza Ship(2015)
  • Dave Days(2021)

Charting singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[28]
"Saturday"
(withRebecca Black) 		2013 55 Non-album single

References

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  1. ^ab"5 Secrets of YouTube's Success".Wired.March 22, 2010.
  2. ^Colditz, David."David Joseph Colditz (Dave Days) on MySpace".MySpace.RetrievedJuly 16,2012.
  3. ^Dave Days (Aug 13, 2011).Happy Birthday... to ME!.YouTube.
  4. ^abLevy, Frederick (2008-06-03).15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution.ISBN9781592577651.
  5. ^"California Secretary of State -- Business Search".Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2010.RetrievedJuly 17,2012.
  6. ^ab"So you want to get rich making Web videos? Ask these three locals".
  7. ^abc"Dave Days - YouTube".YouTube.RetrievedMarch 2,2015.
  8. ^abKnapp, Alex."Indie Musician Dave Days Talks About Life As A YouTube Star".Forbes.
  9. ^"Dave Days".
  10. ^"Miley Explains Dave Days YouTube Cameo".Access Hollywood. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-14.
  11. ^Blistein, Jon."Uncharted Territory: Dave Days Taps Inner-Bieber, T. Mills Keeps His Shoes On".Billboard.
  12. ^Bylin, Kyle."Uncharted Territory: Dave Days Breaks Top 10, Colette Carr Returns".Billboard.
  13. ^Maher, Cristin."YOUTUBE STAR DAVE DAYS TAKES ON KATY PERRY WITH 'LAST FRIDAY NIGHT' PARODY".PopCrush.
  14. ^"Dave Days to Perform on an All-New So Random!".FanLaLa. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-01-22.
  15. ^"Dave Days Performs" What Does It Take "On" So Random "September 18, 2011".Disney Dreaming.
  16. ^"DigiTour 2012 Headliners".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-20.
  17. ^Dave Days (December 7, 2013)."Saturday - Rebecca Black & Dave Days - Official Music Video".YouTube.RetrievedDecember 8,2013.
  18. ^Cohen, Joshua (December 7, 2013)."Rebecca Black, Dave Days Release 'Friday' Follow Up Called 'Saturday'".tubefilter.RetrievedDecember 8,2013.
  19. ^Jacobs, Matthew (December 7, 2013)."Rebecca Black & Dave Days Party All Day In 'Saturday' Music Video".Huffington Post.RetrievedDecember 8,2013.
  20. ^Shaughnessy, Haydn."How To Build a YouTube Audience and Forge a Creative Career".Forbes.
  21. ^"Dave Days is left-handed - Twitter".Twitter.Retrieved27 October2020.
  22. ^"The Dave Days Show".iTunes Store. 25 March 2009.RetrievedNovember 9,2012.
  23. ^"Imma Be Down With Fireflies Baby".iTunes Store. 16 February 2010.RetrievedNovember 9,2012.
  24. ^"Dinner and a Movie".iTunes Store. 20 December 2010.RetrievedNovember 9,2012.
  25. ^"We're Just Kids - EP".iTunes Store. 7 March 2012.RetrievedNovember 9,2012.
  26. ^"Boy You'll Forget".iTunes Store. 19 February 2013.RetrievedFebruary 20,2013.
  27. ^"The Dave Days of Christmas".iTunes Store.RetrievedMarch 2,2015.
  28. ^"Rebecca Black Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
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