50+ Music<p>"A Long December" is a song by American rock band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CountingCrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountingCrows</span></a>. The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ballad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballad</span></a> is the second <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> and 13th track from their second album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RecoveringTheSatellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecoveringTheSatellites</span></a> (1996). Lead singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AdamDuritz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdamDuritz</span></a> was inspired to write the track after his friend was hit by a motorist and injured, making the song about reflecting on tragedy with a positive disposition. Released in December 1996, "A Long December" peaked at number five on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ModernRockTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModernRockTracks</span></a> chart. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYTT8npz5U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=NQYTT8npz5U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>