Long Day

For other uses, see Long Day (disambiguation).

"Long Day"
Single by Matchbox 20
from the album Yourself or Someone Like You
B-side"3 AM" (acoustic)
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)[1][2]
GenrePost-grunge
Length3:45
Label
SongwriterRob Thomas
ProducerMatt Serletic
Matchbox 20 singles chronology
"Long Day"
(1996) 		"Push"
(1997)

"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[3]

  1. "Long Day" (radio edit)
  2. "Long Day" (acoustic)
  3. "3 AM" (acoustic version)
  4. "Long Day" (LP version)

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Long Day"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report. No. 2118. August 16, 1996. p. 20.
  2. ^ "September's Tunes" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1162. September 6, 1996. p. 89.
  3. ^ Long Day (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Melisma Records. 1997. 7567956152.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 179.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 9891". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Image 3490". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Best of '97: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 28.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Matchbox Twenty – Long Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

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