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• Christian Leuzzi, co-writer of "A Thousand Days" comments on the song:

  Christian has been working closely with Clay Aiken and his executive producer Jaymes Foster, sister of legendary producer David Foster.
  "A Thousand Days" was released on Clay Aiken's album "A Thousand Different Ways." The album debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 albums the first week it was released. Christian wrote “A Thousand Days” specifically for Clay. Clay Aiken has performed Christian’s song on national television, including Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Martha Stewart Show.

• MSNBC on the pitfalls of reality TV - Anyone who's ever watched a reality show knows not all winners are deserving. "Amazing Race" fans will always gripe about Flo, Clay Aiken's Claymates don't think Ruben topped their "Idol," and just about every "Big Brother" winner is hated (see below)."
• Newsgasm 2007 predictions - "On Days of our Lives, following suit of Smokey Robinson and Clay Aiken, another Idol runner-up, Justin Guarini, will try to jump-start his career by performing his new single in Salem at Brady's Pub."
  
• New York Times - Us Weekly to publish update on idols (slightly negative)
• Top 40 Charts - Teen sensation edges ahead of Clay Aiken, Josh Groban on the website's holiday charts.
  

• ClaySpots - this is fabulous 2006 in review blog - very indepth and goes through each month individually. Recommended read.
  

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