Last One Standing (Emerson Drive song)

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"Last One Standing"
LastOneStanding.jpg
Single by Emerson Drive
from the album What If?
B-side "Rescued"
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2004 [1]
Recorded2003
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label DreamWorks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Richard Marx
Emerson Drive singles chronology
"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)"
(2003)
"Last One Standing"
(2004)
"November"
(2004)

"Last One Standing" is a song by the Canadian country music group Emerson Drive. It was produced and co-written by American musician Richard Marx, with extra writing from Fee Waybill. It was released on January 19, 2004, as the lead single to their fourth studio album (second as Emerson Drive) What If? (2004).

Contents

It reached a peak position of number 21 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming their fourth top-30 hit. [2] It also briefly charted at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on the Radio & Records Canada Country chart.

Music video

Trey Fanjoy, who directed the video for "Fall into Me", directed the video for "Last One Standing". It debuted to CMT on January 25, 2004. [3]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last One Standing"3:30
2."Rescued" (Single Version)
3:53

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Radio & Records ) [4] 25
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 21
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 89

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
US Country Songs (Billboard) [7]
80

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