"One Day" is a song by American rapper

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. It was released on July 27, 2018, by

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and

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, as the lead single from Logic's fourth studio album, ''

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''. Produced by

, 6ix, and Kevin Randolph, the song features guest vocals from singer-songwriter

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. The writing credits are shared between both the artists and the producers. "One Day" peaked at number 80 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He performed the song with Ryan Tedder at the

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Background

The song was created in 20 minutes according to Logic in an interview with HardKnockTV, where he also explains why he released this as the first single for his then upcoming album:

It was the most positive. To me that is the quintessential ‘Young Sinatra,’ happy vibe, dope, I got those. There's a lot of fans who felt that vibe as well… If there's anything I want to represent this album, it would definitely be One Day"/blockquote>

Music video
The song's accompanying music video premiered on August 17, 2018, on Logic's
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. The music video was, like the " 1-800-273-8255" video, directed by Andy Hines. The main cast consisted of
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, Ty Simpkins, and Madeline Brewer. The video depicts the life of a child who was separated from his family at the border between Mexico and the United States. He becomes a doctor and saves the life of a white supremacist.

Charts

References
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