A Long December

"A Long December" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows. The ballad is the second single and 13th track from their second album, Recovering the Satellites (1996). Lead singer Adam Duritz 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. The song was serviced to US radio in November 1996 and was released commercially on December 2 in the United Kingdom.

"A Long December" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and at number one on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming the band's second number-one single in Canada. In December 1997, the song was re-released in the UK and reached number 68, six places below its original peak of number 62. American Songwriter magazine named "A Long December" the Counting Crows' greatest song.