"One Man Band" is a song recorded by American

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band

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. It was released in June 2019 as the second single from their

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third studio album. The song peaked at No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming their highest charting single.

History

Lead singer

Matthew Ramsey Matthew Thomas Ramsey (born October 21, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of his band Old Dominion, with several hit songs on country radio to his credit. Early life Ramsey gr ...

said that the idea for the song came to him just before a concert. He wrote the song with band members

Trevor Rosen Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter and musician. He is also a member of the American country music band Old Dominion, in which he plays guitar and keyboards. Early life Trevor Rosen grew up in W ...

and Brad Tursi, and frequent collaborator

Josh Osborne Josh Osborne (born c. 1980) is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit. Early life Josh Osborne was born in Pike County, Kentucky, and raised in Virgie, Kentucky. Osborne grew up on US 23, renamed Country Music High ...

. The song uses the concept of a

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as a metaphor for a man who wants to have a committed relationship instead of living alone. 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.

Commercial performance

"One Man Band" reached No. 1 on ''Billboard''s Country Airplay on chart dated December 14, 2019. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 17, 2019 for half a million units in sales and streams. The song has sold 278,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2019 singles 2019 songs Country ballads 2010s ballads Old Dominion (band) songs RCA Records Nashville singles Songs written by Matthew Ramsey Songs written by Trevor Rosen Songs written by Brad Tursi Songs written by Josh Osborne Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally {{2010s-country-song-stub