"One Life" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was released on October 24, 2011, as the second single from their fourth studio album Storms. The song peaked at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached within the top 30 on the Canada AC, Canada CHR/Top 40 and Canada Hot AC airplay charts. It was certified Platinum by Music Canada in March 2012.
Background On October 24, 2011, Storms was made available for pre-orders via iTunes and those who pre-ordered would receive an instant download of "One Life". Guitarist Dave Rosin described the track as one that has a "good feeling" to it.
Composition "One Life" was written by Jacob Hoggard, Matt Squire and Lucas Banker, while production was handled by Brian Howes.
Music video A teaser video for "One Life" was released on December 12, 2011. The music video for the song premiered via MuchMusic on December 14. The video was also released onto VEVO and was directed by Marc Ricciardelli. It was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award for Most Watched Video, but lost to "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations for "One Life" Year Organization Award Result Ref(s) 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video of the Year 2014 SOCAN Awards Pop/Rock Music Award
Personnel Credits for "One Life" adapted from the album's liner notes.
Hedley Jacob Hoggard – vocals, keyboard Dave Rosin – electric guitar, background vocals Tommy Mac – bass, background vocals Chris Crippin – drums, background vocals
Production Brian Howes – producer Serban Ghenea – mixing Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Mark Needham – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "One Life" Chart (2011–12) Peakposition Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 16 Canada AC (Billboard) 29 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 16 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 7
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "One Life" Chart (2012) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 57
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "One Life" Region Date Format Label Various October 24, 2011 Digital download Universal Music Canada
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