"Last One Standing" | ||||
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Single by Emerson Drive | ||||
from the album What If? | ||||
B-side | "Rescued" | |||
Released | January 19, 2004 [1] | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | DreamWorks | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Richard Marx | |||
Emerson Drive singles chronology | ||||
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"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).
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.
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Last One Standing" | 3:30 | |
2. | "Rescued" (Single Version) |
| 3:53 |
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Canada Country ( Radio & Records ) [4] | 25 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 21 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 89 |
Chart (2004) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard) [7] | 80 |
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