Long Day

"Long Day" is the first single and second track from Matchbox 20's debut album Yourself or Someone Like You. The cover of the single features a parody of a Diamond Matches box.

The video clip (directed by Roger Pistole), like most of the band's material centers around Matchbox Twenty, but is punctuated by black and white shots from an old movie. Thomas has shorter hair than in the subsequent clips and is dressed in a suit and sunglasses.

The song begins with Thomas drawing a breath before singing the first verse, joined by an acoustic guitar; the second half of the verse goes to electric guitar for the remainder of the song. The first half of the second pre-chorus has acoustic guitar again before the electric guitar comes back as the pre-chorus concludes.

The song had a significant presence on mainstream rock radio, peaking at #8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and staying in the top ten for six weeks.