"Not a Day Goes By" is a song written by Maribeth Derry and Steve Diamond, and recorded by American

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. It was released in January 2002 as the third single from their 2001 album, ''

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''. The song reached the Top 5 on the ''

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Content

The narrator discusses a breakup and states that he thinks about his ex every day. Due to its tone and subject matter, "Not a Day Goes By" is considered one of Lonestar’s darker songs, alongside " I’m Already There", their 2001 single revolving around family separation.

Music video

The music video was directed by Lawrence Carroll and premiered in early 2002.

Chart performance

"Not a Day Goes By" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 26, 2002.

Year-end charts

References

2002 singles 2001 songs Lonestar songs Song recordings produced by Dann Huff BNA Records singles Songs written by Maribeth Derry Songs written by Steve Diamond (songwriter) Country ballads {{2000s-country-song-stub