Meanwhile (George Strait song)
"Meanwhile" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Always Never the Same | ||||
Released | January 4, 1999 | |||
Recorded | November 1998 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Wayland Holyfield J. Fred Knobloch | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown George Strait[1] | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Meanwhile" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and J. Fred Knobloch, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1999 as the first single to his album Always Never the Same. It peaked at number 4 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it was a number-one hit on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, marking his first Top 40 hit on that chart.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "lilting ballad". She goes on to say that "Strait's voice sounds like he's lived every word — the pleasure, the nostalgia, the wistful longing".[2]
Chart positions
"Meanwhile" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 9, 1999.
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 38 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1999) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 46 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 46 |
References
- ^ Always Never the Same (CD booklet). George Strait. MCA Records Nashville. 1999. MCAD-70050.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Billboard, January 16, 1999
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7462." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 12, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
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