One Big Holiday

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"One Big Holiday"
One Big Holiday (song).jpg
Single by My Morning Jacket
from the album It Still Moves
Released2004
Studio Above the Cadillac Studios, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Genre
Length5:21
Label ATO
Songwriter(s) Jim James
Producer(s) Jim James
My Morning Jacket singles chronology
"Mahgeetah"
(2003)
"One Big Holiday"
(2004)
"Golden"
(2004)

"One Big Holiday" is a song by American rock band My Morning Jacket and is featured on their 2003 album It Still Moves . It is also featured on the band's 2006 live concert CD and DVD Okonokos . It is their most well-known song, behind "I'm Amazed".

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Overview

Despite a lack of radio airplay the track has achieved some notability, which could be the result of several live performances, most notably on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as well as several performances at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Its signature guitar riff and the lyrics, telling the story of the band being "discovered", continue to make it a staple of live performances.

The song has made appearances on several soundtracks, most notably the 2007 film The Lookout and the 2006 film Stick It . The song also was featured in episode 6, season 4 of the Fox medical drama House .

The song is a playable track in Guitar Hero 5 and a downloadable track in Rock Band 4 .

Fellow Kentucky band Fifth on the Floor covered the song on their 2013 album Ashes & Angels, produced by Grammy-winning producer/artist Shooter Jennings. [1]

A remixed and remastered version of the song was released in 2016 in promotion of the deluxe edition of It Still Moves. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."One Big Holiday" (radio edit)4:03
2."One Big Holiday"5:24
3."One Big Holiday" (Live)4:14

Personnel

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References

  1. "Album Review - Fifth on the Floor "Ashes & Angels"". Saving Country Music. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. Ben, Kaye (April 26, 2016). "My Morning Jacket share remixed and remastered version of "One Big Holiday"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 28, 2020.