One Man Band (Old Dominion song)

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"One Man Band"
Single by Old Dominion
from the album Old Dominion
ReleasedJune 17, 2019 (2019-06-17)
RecordedDecember 2018
GenreCountry
Length3:08
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Old Dominion singles chronology
"Make It Sweet"
(2018)
"One Man Band"
(2019)
"Some People Do"
(2020)

"One Man Band" is a song recorded by American country music band Old Dominion. It was released in June 2019 as the second single from their self-titled third studio album. The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their highest charting single.

History[edit]

Lead singer Matthew Ramsey said that the idea for the song came to him just before a concert. He wrote the song with band members Trevor Rosen and Brad Tursi, and frequent collaborator Josh Osborne. The song uses the concept of a one-man band as a metaphor for a man who wants to have a committed relationship instead of living alone.[1] Ramsey describes it as the band's "first love song", and notes that the lyrics have a double meaning that he feels can also refer to his relationship with his bandmates.[2]

Commercial performance[edit]

"One Man Band" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay on chart dated December 14, 2019.[3] It was certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA on March 26, 2024 for six million units in sales and streams, their highest certified single.[4] The song has sold 278,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[5]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] 5× Platinum 400,000
United States (RIAA)[4] 6× Platinum 6,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jim Casey (June 4, 2019). "Old Dominion Flips the Scrip With New Single, "One Man Band" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Alison Bonaguro (June 18, 2019). "Why Old Dominion Will Never Be a One-Man Band". CMT. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. December 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "American single certifications – Old Dominion – One Man Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 - July 2, 2020". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Old Dominion – One Man Band". Music Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2023.