| "Once Upon a Lifetime" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Alabama | ||||
| from the album American Pride | ||||
| B-side | "American Pride" | |||
| Released | December 15, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 1, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gary Baker Frank J. Myers | |||
| Producer(s) | Alabama Larry Michael Lee Josh Leo | |||
| Alabama singles chronology | ||||
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"Once Upon a Lifetime" is a song written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their album American Pride. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1993.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 53 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 54 |
In other media
The song can be heard playing in the background of the security camera video of the 1993 murder of Texas convenience store clerk Pete Shrum, which was shown on many television news programs and documentaries in the 1990s, as well as the direct-to-video series Banned from Television.[6] Per a station identification heard after the murder occurs, the radio station playing inside the store at the time was KPLX in Dallas-Fort Worth.[7]
References
- ↑ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1712." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 27, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ Banned from TV 2 (1998)
- ↑ GRAPHIC - Convenience store owner shot to death
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