Not a Day Goes By

This article is about the song by Lonestar. For the song by Rick Price, see Not a Day Goes By (Rick Price song). For the song by Stephen Sondheim, see Merrily We Roll Along (musical).

"Not a Day Goes By" is a song written by Maribeth Derry and Steve Diamond, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in January 2002 as the third single from their 2001 album, I'm Already There.^[1] The song reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"Not a Day Goes By"
Single by Lonestar
from the album I'm Already There
B-side	"Unusually Unusual"
Released	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)
Genre	Country pop
Length	4:08
Label	BNA 69134
Songwriter(s)	Maribeth Derry Steve Diamond
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
Lonestar singles chronology
"With Me" (2001) "Not a Day Goes By" (2002) "Unusually Unusual" (2002)

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.

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	18