One Less Day (Dying Young)

{{Infobox song

| name = One Less Day (Dying Young)

| cover = Rob Thomas - One Less Day (Dying Young).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Rob Thomas

| album = Chip Tooth Smile

| released = {{start date|2019|02|20}}

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

  • Pop
  • pop rock{{cite web|url=https://www.vagalume.com.br/rob-thomas/one-less-day-dying-young.html|title=One Less Day (Dying Young) - Rob Thomas - VAGALUME|website=Vagalume|language=Portuguese|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}

| length = 3:04

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Rob Thomas

| producer = Butch Walker

| prev_title = Heaven Help Me

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Can't Help Me Now

| next_year = 2019

}}

"One Less Day (Dying Young)" is a song by American singer Rob Thomas. It is the first single from the album Chip Tooth Smile, released on February 20, 2019.

Background

He told Billboard that when he was in his 20s, he "simultaneously thought that I was going to live forever and I wasn't going to make it past 25".

"One Less Day" was prompted by the realization that, at 47, he "was already too old to die young".{{cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rob-thomas/one-less-day-dying-young|title=One Less Day (Dying Young) by Rob Thomas - Songfacts|website=Songfacts|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}

Music

The song is about getting older and is an ode to life. He sees every day he lives as a privilege.

{{blockquote|I'm not afraid of getting older

I'm one less day from dying young

I see the light go past my shoulder

I'm one less day from dying young}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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position

{{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|31|artist=Rob Thomas|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|34|artist=Rob Thomas|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|18|artist=Rob Thomas|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|12|artist=Rob Thomas|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|3|artist=Rob Thomas|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-log-2019/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög – 2019|publisher=Plötutíðindi|language=is|access-date=November 29, 2021}}

| 91

scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}

| 40

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}

| 42

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References