- Last Day of My Life
Infobox Single
Name = Last Day Of My Life
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =Phil Vassar
from Album = Greatest Hits
A-side =
B-side =
Released = February 2006
Format =CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 4:09 (album version)
3:57 (radio edit)
Label =Arista Nashville
Writer = Phil Vassar
Tim Ryan
Producer =Byron Gallimore
Frank Rogers
Phil Vassar
Certification =
Last single = "Good Ole Days"
(2005)
This single = "Last Day of My Life"
(2006)
Next single = "The Woman in My Life"
(2006)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Type = Greatest hits
prev_track = "I'm Alright"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "Last Day of My Life"
track_no = 5
next_track = "My Next Thirty Years"
next_no = 6"Last Day of My Life" is a single by
country music singer-songwriter Phil Vassar . Released in 2006, it was the first single released from his CD "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1", and Vassar's twelfth chart single overall. The song reached a peak of #2 on the "Billboard"Hot Country Songs charts; in addition, it reached the top of the former "Radio & Records " country singles charts.cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_4787569,00.html |title=Phil Vassar Goes No. 1 |accessdate=2008-01-07 |date=2006-06-20 |work=Great American Country ] cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1538579/20060815/vassar_phil.jhtml |title="Last Day" Best Day for Phil Vassar, Tim Ryan |accessdate=2008-01-07 |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=2006-08-15 |work=Country Music Television ]Content
"Last Day of My Life" 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, who co-wrote Vassar's 2001 single "Rose Bouquet".cite web |url=http://www.kxaz.com/nmc_country/news/9997.html |title=Phil Vassar Video Debut On CMT and GAC |accessdate=2008-01-07 |last=Haislop |first=Nel |date=2006-03-30 |work=KZAX] ) 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:
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 Ronan White, it featured Vassar performing behind a
greenscreen onto which animation was projected.Chart performance
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