Long Day

For other uses, see Long Day (disambiguation).

"Long Day" is the first single and second track from 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 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.

"Long Day"
Single by Matchbox 20
from the album Yourself or Someone Like You
Released	September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)^[1]^[2]
Length	3:45
Label	Atlantic Lava Melisma
Songwriter(s)	Rob Thomas
Producer(s)	Matt Serletic
Matchbox 20 singles chronology
"Long Day" (1996) "Push" (1997)

Composition

The song begins with lead singer Rob Thomas drawing a breath before singing the first verse, joined by an acoustic guitar; the second half of the verse goes to electric guitar for the remainder of the song. The first half of the second pre-chorus has acoustic guitar again before the electric guitar comes back as the pre-chorus concludes.

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

Chart performance for "Long Day"

Chart (1996–1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	83
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[5]	43
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)^[6]	18
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[7]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Platinum	70,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[9]	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). Matchbox 20. Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Melisma Records. 1997. 7567956152.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 179.
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9891." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
6. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3490." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
7. "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
9. "American single certifications – Matchbox Twenty – Long Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2023.