"Once in a Lifetime" | ||||
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Single by Keith Urban | ||||
from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | ||||
Released | 22 August 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 5:54 (album version) 4:11 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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Keith Urban singles chronology | ||||
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"Once in a Lifetime" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in August 2006 as the first single from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. Urban wrote this song with John Shanks.
On the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week of 2 September 2006, the song entered at No. 17, setting what was then a new record for the highest-debuting song in the history of the modern country music charts. [1] The previous record was held by Eddie Rabbitt's " Every Which Way But Loose" and Garth Brooks' " Good Ride Cowboy", both of which debuted at #18 (in 1979 and 2005, respectively).
Australian CD single
As listed in liner notes. [2]
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [3] | 18 |
Canada Country ( Billboard) [4] | 1 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [5] | 92 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 31 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [7] | 26 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [8] | 6 |
Chart (2006) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 40 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [10] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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