Once in a Lifetime (Keith Urban song)

"Once in a Lifetime"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Released22 August 2006
Recorded2006
GenreCountry
Length5:54 (album version)
4:11 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"
(2005) 		"Once in a Lifetime"
(2006) 		"Stupid Boy"
(2006)

"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).

Track listing

Australian CD single

  1. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:17
  2. ""Days Go By" (live) – 3:48
  3. "You'll Think of Me" (Jeremy Wheatley Mix) – 3:53
  4. "You're My Better Half" (live) – 4:05

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Once in a Lifetime"
Chart (2006) Peak
position
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

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Once in a Lifetime"
Chart (2006) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 40

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Keith Urban's 'Once In A Lifetime' Debut @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
  2. ^ Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing (Media notes). Keith Urban. Capitol Nashville. 2006. 09463-77087-0-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Keith Urban – Once in a Lifetime". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Keith Urban – Once in a Lifetime". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Once in a Lifetime". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 August 2019.