One of These Days (Marcus Hummon song)

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"One of These Days"
Tim McGraw - One of These Days single.png
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Everywhere
ReleasedMarch 9, 1998
Recorded1997
Genre Country
Length4:41
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Just to See You Smile"
(1997)
"One of These Days"
(1998)
"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me"
(1998)

"One of These Days" is a song co-written and originally recorded by the American country music singer Marcus Hummon on his 1995 album All in Good Time . It was later covered by Tim McGraw, whose version is the fourth single from his 1997 album Everywhere . It peaked at number two in the United States, [1] and number one in Canada.

Contents

Content

This song portrays the message of self-forgiveness by explaining three separate incidents as examples.

The song's narrator first reflects on his admitted bullying of a child who was physically different from him and other children who attended the same elementary school.

The narrator secondly reflects on a relationship with a significant other in high school which he abruptly ends as a result of his senseless self-pleasure, inflicting severe emotional abuse to his significant other in the process.

The narrator finally reveals that the hurt that he caused to the people he had previously mentioned in the song eventually stemmed into a deep loathing of himself.

Track listing

Cassette single
A1 - One Of These Days
A2 - Just To See You Smile
B1 - One Of These Days
B2 - Just To See You Smile

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that if you are "looking to close a three act song with a dramatic resolution, 'born again' is the way to go." [2]

Music video

The music video for McGraw's rendition was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey, and premiered on CMT on March 23, 1998, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot". It shows McGraw singing the song in a church, as well as a mirrored room, where several McGraws are seen in the same shot. [3]

Chart positions

"One of These Days" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 14, 1998.

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 53
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 45

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