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"Once in a Lifetime" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in August 2006 as the first single from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. Urban wrote this song with John Shanks.

"Once in a Lifetime"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Released	22 August 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Country
Length	5:54 (album version) 4:11 (radio edit)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	John Shanks Keith Urban
Producer(s)	Keith Urban Dann Huff
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Tonight I Wanna Cry" (2005) "Once in a Lifetime" (2006) "Stupid Boy" (2006)

On the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week of 2 September 2006, the song entered at No. 17, setting what was then a new record for the highest-debuting song in the history of the modern country music charts.[1] The previous record was held by Eddie Rabbitt's "Every Which Way But Loose" and Garth Brooks' "Good Ride Cowboy", both of which debuted at #18 (in 1979 and 2005, respectively).

Track listing

Australian CD single

1. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:17
2. ""Days Go By" (live) – 3:48
3. "You'll Think of Me" (Jeremy Wheatley Mix) – 3:53
4. "You're My Better Half" (live) – 4:05

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

• Keith Urban – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, EBow, piano
• Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Rami Jaffee – Hammond B-3 organ
• Tim Lauer – synthesizer
• Chris McHugh – drums, drum machine programming
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• David Stone – upright bass
• Russell Terrell – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Once in a Lifetime"

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	18
Canada Country (Billboard)[4]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	92
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	31
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7]	26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Once in a Lifetime"

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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