"Last Day of My Life" is a single by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...

. Released in 2006, it was the first single released from his CD Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, and Vassar's twelfth chart single overall. The song reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Songs

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Content

"Last Day of My Life" was co-written by Vassar and former solo artist Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan (country musician)

Tim Ryan Rouillier is an American country music artist, known professionally as Tim Ryan. Between 1990 and 1997, Ryan released four major-label studio albums. He also charted six singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...

. It is a ballad in which the narrator realizes that he is not spending enough time with his family and friends; he comes to this realization after attending a friend's funeral. Vassar was inspired to write the song after attending the funeral of his friend Robert Byrne, with whom he co-wrote his 2001 single "Rose Bouquet".) In the chorus, the singer vows to show more affection towards his wife, and love her like "it's the last day of [his] life".

After being asked whether the song was meant to be a life lesson, or a ballad about love-making, Vassar replied:

Music video

A music video for the song debuted on CMT

Country Music Television

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 (Country Music Television) and GAC

Great American Country

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 (Great American Country), the two major country music television networks, on April 1, 2006. Directed by Roman White

Roman White

Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more...

, it featured Vassar performing behind a greenscreen onto which animation was projected.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	47
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	75