One Life (Hedley song)

"One Life"
Single by Hedley
from the album Storms
Released	October 24, 2011
Length	3:33
Label	Universal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)	Jacob Hoggard Matt Squire Lucas Banker
Producer(s)	Brian Howes
Hedley singles chronology
"Invincible" (2011) "One Life" (2011) "Kiss You Inside Out" (2012)
Music video
"One Life" on YouTube

"One Life" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was released on October 24, 2011, as the second single from their fourth studio album Storms . The song peaked at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached within the top 30 on the Canada AC, Canada CHR/Top 40 and Canada Hot AC airplay charts. It was certified Platinum by Music Canada in March 2012. ^[1]

Background

On October 24, 2011, Storms was made available for pre-orders via iTunes and those who pre-ordered would receive an instant download of "One Life". ^[2] Guitarist Dave Rosin described the track as one that has a "good feeling" to it. ^[3]

Composition

"One Life" was written by Jacob Hoggard, Matt Squire and Lucas Banker, while production was handled by Brian Howes. ^[4]

Music video

A teaser video for "One Life" was released on December 12, 2011. ^[5] The music video for the song premiered via MuchMusic on December 14. ^[6] The video was also released onto VEVO and was directed by Marc Ricciardelli. ^[7] It was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award for Most Watched Video, but lost to "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. ^[8]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "One Life"

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref(s)
2012	MuchMusic Video Awards	MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video of the Year	Nominated	[9]
2014	SOCAN Awards	Pop/Rock Music Award	Won	[10]

Personnel

Credits for "One Life" adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[4]

Hedley Jacob Hoggard – vocals, keyboard Dave Rosin – electric guitar, background vocals Tommy Mac – bass, background vocals Chris Crippin – drums, background vocals

Production Brian Howes – producer Serban Ghenea – mixing Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Mark Needham – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "One Life" Chart (2011–12) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 16 Canada AC ( Billboard ) [12] 29 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [13] 16 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [14] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "One Life" Chart (2012) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 57

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "One Life"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [1]	Platinum	80,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "One Life"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 24, 2011	Digital download	Universal Music Canada	[16]

References

1. "Canadian single certifications – Hedley – One Life". Music Canada.
2. @Hedleyonline (October 24, 2011). "Happy Hedley pre-order day!! Pre-order #storms on iTunes + instantly receive the awesome great track 'One Life'!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. Tonaya Marr (February 16, 2012). "Hedley excited for Estevan show". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
4. Storms (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2011. 0252777603.
5. "Watch a Teaser Video for Hedley's 'One Life'". MuchMusic . December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
6. "Watch Hedley's New Video for 'One Life'". MuchMusic . December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
7. "One Life - Hedley". VEVO. December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
8. "List of winners at the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards". CityNews . June 17, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
9. "Marianas Trench leads with seven nominations at the 2012 MMVAs". MuchMusic . May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
10. "Drake, Jepsen honoured at SOCAN Awards". Ottawa Sun . June 16, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
11. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
12. "Hedley History (Canada AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
13. "Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
14. "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
15. "Canadian Hot 100: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard . Retrieved August 20, 2025.
16. "One Life – Hedley | Release Info". AllMusic . Retrieved August 20, 2025.