Last One Standing (Emerson Drive song)

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"Last One Standing"
Single by Emerson Drive
from the album What If?
B-side "Rescued"
Released January 24, 2004
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label DreamWorks
Songwriter(s) Richard Marx, Fee Waybill
Producer(s) Richard Marx
Emerson Drive singles chronology
"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)"
(2003)
"Last One Standing"
(2004)
"November"
(2004)

"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)"
(2003)
"Last One Standing"
(2004)
"November"
(2004)

"Last One Standing" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Emerson Drive. It was released in January 2004 as the first single from the album What If? . The song reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill.

Emerson Drive Canadian country music band

Emerson Drive is a Canadian country music band consisting of Brad Mates, Danick Dupelle, Mike Melancon (drums), and Dale Wallace.

<i>What If?</i> (Emerson Drive album) 2004 studio album by Emerson Drive

What If? is the fourth album by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. It was released in 2004 as their final release for DreamWorks Records Nashville. "Last One Standing" and "November" were both released in the U.S. as singles, peaking at #21 and #41, respectively, on the Billboard country charts. "If You Were My Girl" and "Still Got Yesterday" were released in Canada only. Also included on this album is a cover of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Number One hit "Fishin' in the Dark".

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 21
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 89

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 111.
  2. "Emerson Drive Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Emerson Drive Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.