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. He wrote it with Robert Williford, Sammy Mitchell, and Steven Battey. Sammy Mitchell produced the song, engineered/edited it, and performed many of the instruments. Steven Battey is listed with a co-production credit for his input on arrangement. It was released in January 2018 as the third single from his debut studio album '' This One's for You'' (2017). The song is a country ballad about a man conflicted with not wanting to breakdown and call his ex-girlfriend. "One Number Away" reached number one on the ''

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chart, giving Combs his third number-one country hit overall. It also peaked at numbers three and 34 on both the

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charts respectively. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the

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(RIAA), and has sold 316,000 copies in the US as of January 2019. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, giving Combs his second number-one hit on the Canada Country chart and reaching number 87 on the

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. It garnered a Platinum certification from

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, denoting sales of 80,000 units in that country. An accompanying music video for the single was created by TA Films. For promotion, Combs performed the song live on ''

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Content

"One Number Away" is a country ballad about a man who is feeling conflict and "struggling not to break down and call his ex".

Commercial performance

"One Number Away" peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart dated June 9, 2018, giving Combs his third number-one hit on the chart. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song debuted at number 84 the week of March 31, 2018. Ten weeks later, it peaked at number 34 the week of June 8, and stayed on the chart for twenty weeks. The song was certified platinum by the

(RIAA) on June 5, 2019. It has sold 316,000 copies in the United States as of January 2019. In Canada, the single debuted at number 91 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week of April 7 and reached number 88 the next week. It peaked at number 87 the week of May 25, and stayed on the chart for seven weeks. It was certified platinum by

on December 14, 2018.

Music video

The song's music video was created by TA Films. ''

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'' described the video as "center ngon a broken-up couple who appear to be on the verge of reuniting, while an ominous cloud seems to hang over them both". Combs said that he wanted the song's video to be as "powerful" as the song itself.

Live performances

On November 8, 2017 (recorded October 2), Combs performed the track along with " When It Rains Is Pours" on ''

'' after the

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. On May 25, 2018, he performed it live on ''

''. On July 17, he performed it again on ''

''.

Credits and personnel

Adapted from ''This One's for You'' liner notes. * Luke Combs – lead vocals * Tyler King – background vocals * Sammy Mitchell – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, background vocals * Kurt Ozan – pedal steel guitar * Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar * Grady Saxman – drums, percussion * Grace Anne Waller – background vocals * Rob Williford – acoustic guitar, background vocals Technical * Steven Battey – production * Sammy Mitchell – production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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