One More Day (Diamond Rio song)
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"One More Day" is a song written by Bobby Tomberlin and Steven Dale Jones, and recorded by American
country music group Diamond Rio
. It was released in October 2000 as the second single from their 2001 album, also titled One More Day
, in addition to gaining popularity after the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt
. The song reached the top of the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
(now Hot Country Songs
) chart. It also peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. After falling from the charts, it received heavy recurrent rotation
as a tribute to the people who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
, when RCA Nashville chairman Joe Galante played six of our new songs for some RCA people who were from outside country music. When he came home, he told us he was just astounded, because after he played ‘One More Day’ everybody stood up and applauded. That’s why it was chosen for a single. And then, there it went.”
chart at #68 on November 4, 2000, and spent a total of 33 weeks on that chart.
"One More Day" reached its peak position at #1 on the Billboard country charts dated for March 10, 2001. A week later, the song fell to #2, with Toby Keith
's "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
" — which had also been #1 on the March 3 charts — reclaiming the #1 position. Keith held the #1 position on March 24, with Diamond Rio still at #2 that week. Finally, on the chart dated March 31, "One More Day" returned to the #1 position, giving the song a total of two non-consecutive weeks at the top of the country charts.
In addition to peaking at #6 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
charts, "One More Day" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
United States
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country music group Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams...
. It was released in October 2000 as the second single from their 2001 album, also titled One More Day
One More Day (album)
One More Day is the sixth studio album produced by American country band Diamond Rio. The album was released in 2001. Although its lead-off single "Stuff" peaked at #36 on the Hot Country Songs charts, the title track became popular on radio after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and eventually...
, in addition to gaining popularity after the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR...
. The song reached the top of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
(now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) chart. It also peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. After falling from the charts, it received heavy recurrent rotation
Recurrent rotation
Recurrent rotation refers to a group of songs still frequently aired on a contemporary hit radio station even several months or even years after the initial debut. It is also used to describe core songs in other radio formats as well...
as a tribute to the people who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Content
The narrator has a dream that a wish was granted to him. He talks about how he didn't wish for any extravagant gift like a "mansion in Malibu", he wished for one more day with his lover.Reception
Keyboardist Dan Truman recalled the beginning of the songs popularity, “It all started in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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, when RCA Nashville chairman Joe Galante played six of our new songs for some RCA people who were from outside country music. When he came home, he told us he was just astounded, because after he played ‘One More Day’ everybody stood up and applauded. That’s why it was chosen for a single. And then, there it went.”
Music video
The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and features Diamond Rio performing in and outside of a mansion. It also shows a model swimming in the mansions swimming pool. The video is in black and white. The video premiered on September 28, 2000.Chart performance
The song entered the Hot Country Singles & TracksHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart at #68 on November 4, 2000, and spent a total of 33 weeks on that chart.
"One More Day" reached its peak position at #1 on the Billboard country charts dated for March 10, 2001. A week later, the song fell to #2, with Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
's "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in October 2000 as the fourth single from Keith's How Do You Like Me Now?! album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ...
" — which had also been #1 on the March 3 charts — reclaiming the #1 position. Keith held the #1 position on March 24, with Diamond Rio still at #2 that week. Finally, on the chart dated March 31, "One More Day" returned to the #1 position, giving the song a total of two non-consecutive weeks at the top of the country charts.
In addition to peaking at #6 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts, "One More Day" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
Charts
| Chart (2000/2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 |