"These Days" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Steve Robson, and Danny Wells and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in June 2002 as the first single from the band’s 2002 album Melt. The song became their first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in November 2002.
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| Single by Rascal Flatts | ||||
| from the album Melt | ||||
| Released | June 24, 2002 | |||
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| Length | 4:14 (album version) 3:36 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Lyric Street | |||
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Content
editThis song is about a man who unexpectedly crosses paths with a former lover and they tell each other what has happened since they saw each other last. He tells her that since she has gone from his life, most of his time is spent thinking and dreaming about her.
Gary LeVox said of the song, "We knew this was a special song. We’d already completed the album but we dropped a song that we wrote to put this on our album."[2]
Recording
editAfter the completion of recording for Melt, the band learned there was money in the recording budget for several more songs. They then recorded "Love You Out Loud" and "These Days" and being so impressed by the latter they replaced a song they wrote from the album with it.[3]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions in the summer of 2002. Bassist Jay DeMarcus met his future wife Allison Alderson, who plays LeVox's love interest in the video, on the set of the video.
Chart performance
edit"These Days" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 29, 2002.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 23 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 41 |
| Chart (2003) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 43 |
References
edit- ^ Melt (CD booklet). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2002. 2061-65031-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ [1] archived page from Rascalflatts.com from 2002
- ^ [2] archived page from rascalflatts.com from 2002
- ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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