Long Day
| "Long Day" | ||||
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| Single by Matchbox 20 | ||||
| from the album Yourself or Someone Like You | ||||
| B-side | "3 AM" (acoustic) | |||
| Released | September 16, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Triclops (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
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| Songwriter | Rob Thomas | |||
| Producer | Matt Serletic | |||
| Matchbox 20 singles chronology | ||||
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"Long Day" is the first single and second track from American rock band Matchbox 20's debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You (1996). The cover of the single features a parody of a Diamond Matches box. The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and stayed in the top 10 for seven weeks. The song also charted in Canada and Australia, reaching numbers 43 and 83, respectively.
Music video
The video for "Long Day" (directed by Roger Pistole), like most of the band's material centers around Matchbox Twenty, but is punctuated by black and white shots from an old movie. Thomas has shorter hair than in the subsequent clips and is dressed in a suit and sunglasses.
Track listing
Australian maxi-CD single
- "Long Day" (radio edit)
- "Long Day" (acoustic)
- "3 AM" (acoustic version)
- "Long Day" (LP version)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Yourself or Someone Like You liner notes.
Studios
- Recorded at Triclops Recording (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Mixed at House of Blues Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)
Matchbox 20
- Rob Thomas – writing, vocals
- Kyle Cook – backing vocals, lead guitar
- Adam Gaynor – backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Brian Yale – bass guitar
- Paul Doucette – drums
Others
- Jan Smith – vocal coach
- Tony Adams – guitar tech
- Matt Serletic – keyboards, percussion, production, mixing
- Craig Poole – drum tech
- John Nielsen – recording assistance
- Greg Archilla – mixing
- Malcolm Springer – mixing assistance
- Jeff Tomei – engineering
- Don C. Tyler – digital editing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report. No. 2118. August 16, 1996. p. 20.
- ↑ "September's Tunes" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1162. September 6, 1996. p. 89.
- ↑ Long Day (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Melisma Records. 1997. 7567956152.
- ↑ Yourself or Someone Like You (US CD album liner notes). Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Melisma Records. 1996. 92721-2.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 179.
- ↑ "Top Singles. Volume 64, Issue 26 (1997-03-03)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Rock/Alternative. Volume 66, Issue 25 (1998-03-16)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Best of '97: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 28.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Matchbox Twenty – Long Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
