Long Long Time
1970 single by Linda Ronstadt
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"Long Long Time" is a song written by Gary White[1] which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1970. "Long Long Time" is about a lasting love for someone who did not last as a lover.
| "Long Long Time" | ||||
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| Single by Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| from the album Silk Purse | ||||
| B-side | "Nobody's" | |||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:59 (single edit) 4:18 (album version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter | Gary White[1] | |||
| Producer | Elliot Mazer[1] | |||
| Linda Ronstadt singles chronology | ||||
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Linda Ronstadt version
In 1970, Linda Ronstadt released the song as a single and on the album Silk Purse.[1] The single spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25,[2] while reaching No. 15 on Canada's "RPM 100" (her first single there),[3] No. 8 on Canada's CHUM 30 chart,[4] and No. 20 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[5][6]
In 1971, Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance for her rendition of "Long Long Time".[7][8]
Chart performance
Cover versions
- In 1974, Cliff Richard recorded the song for his album "The 31st of February Street".
- In 1976, Larry Santos released a cover of the song, which reached No. 38 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart[12][13] and No. 109 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under the Hot 100".[14]
- Country singer Mindy McCready recorded the song for her 1997 album "If I Don't Stay the Night".
- In 1998 Canadian singer Alannah Myles covered the song as one of two new recordings for her Greatest Hits album The Very Best Of Alannah Myles.
In popular culture
- The song is played during the third episode (which shares the name with the song but adds a comma to the episode title that the song release does not contain)[15] of the 2023 television series The Last of Us, serving as a motif for the relationship between Bill and Frank.[16] After the episode was broadcast, Spotify announced that streams of the song increased by 4,900% over the previous week;[17] several outlets compared it to the 2022 resurgence of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" after its use in the fourth season of Stranger Things.[18][19][20] In the period after the episode was broadcast, the song topped three separate Billboard charts, more than 50 years after its release, placing at No. 1 on the Rock Digital Song Sales ranking dated February 11, 2023.[21]
- The song also features in a scene from the 2024 comedy road movie Drive-Away Dolls.