Last Day of My Life

"Last Day Of My Life"
Single by Phil Vassar
from the album Greatest Hits
Released February 7, 2006
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 4:09 (album version)
3:57 (radio edit)
Label Arista Nashville
Writer(s) Phil Vassar
Tim Ryan
Producer(s) Frank Rogers
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar singles chronology
"Good Ole Days"
(2005)
"Last Day of My Life"
(2006)
"The Woman in My Life"
(2006)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 track listing
"I'm Alright"
(4)
"Last Day of My Life"
(5)
"My Next Thirty Years"
(6)

"Last Day of My Life" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Phil Vassar. It was released in February 2006 as the first single from his CD Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, and Vassar's twelfth chart single overall. The song reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was written by Vassar and Tim Ryan.

Content

"Last Day of My Life" was co-written by Vassar and former solo artist Tim Ryan.[1][2] 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".[3]) 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:

"[I]t's a lesson before you make out. No, I think what it is, you know, is for me personally[…] when life is over, it's over man. And you just kinda go, "Whoa, wait a minute. I need to re-think this thing." So you put it on such a personal level[…]and you think, "Man, what am I doing? I work all the time doing all this stuff that maybe is just trivial and maybe I need to spend more time with you." So that's what it is. It is a love song."[4]

Music video

A music video for the song debuted on CMT (Country Music Television) and GAC (Great American Country), the two major country music television networks, on April 1, 2006. Directed by Roman White, it features Vassar performing behind a greenscreen onto which animation is projected.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 47
US Billboard Pop 100 75

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 17

References

  1. Morris, Edward (2006-08-15). ""Last Day" Best Day for Phil Vassar, Tim Ryan". Country Music Television. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  2. "Phil Vassar Goes No. 1". Great American Country. 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  3. 1 2 Haislop, Nel (2006-03-30). "Phil Vassar Video Debut On CMT and GAC". KZAX. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  4. "The Meaning Behind Phil Vassar's New Single". Great American Country. 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  5. "Phil Vassar – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Phil Vassar.
  6. "Phil Vassar – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Phil Vassar.
  7. "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.

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