Long Day

For other uses, see Long Day (disambiguation).

"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.

"Long Day"
Single by Matchbox 20
from the album Yourself or Someone Like You
B-side	"3 AM" (acoustic)
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)

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Long Day" Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 83 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 43 Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[6] 18 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 8

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Long Day" Chart (1997) Position US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[8] 48

Certifications

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.