| "Just to See You Smile" | ||||
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| Single by Tim McGraw | ||||
| from the album Everywhere | ||||
| B-side | "One of These Days" | |||
| Released | August 9, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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"Just to See You Smile" is a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in August 1997 as the third single from McGraw's fourth studio album Everywhere. Having spent 42 weeks on the Billboard chart, it set what was then a record for being the longest-running single on the Billboard country chart since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.[1] It was also the longest chart run for any country single in the 1990s.[2] The song was also released by Mitchell Tenpenny in 2018.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying McGraw "plays his cards so close to his chest that upon first listen, you may only pick up on his unconditional love and selflessness toward the girl who’s been stringing him along for all these years."[3]
Track listing
Single
- Just To See You Smile 3:34
- Everywhere 4:50
Chart performance
"Just to See You Smile" debuted in August 1997 and surged in November. It became McGraw's third consecutive No. 1 single from Everywhere, spending six weeks atop the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January and February 1998. It was also McGraw's second single to be declared by Billboard as the Number One country single of the year. No music video was made for this song.
Chart history
| Chart (1997–98) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 28 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000 |
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References
- ^ "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors - Bio". About.com. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 644. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3449." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 9, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – Just to See You Smile". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics