26 Cents

"26 Cents"
Single by The Wilkinsons
from the album Nothing but Love
Released June 16, 1998
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:51
Label Giant
Writer(s) William Wallace
Steve Wilkinson
Producer(s) Tony Haselden
Doug Johnson
Russ Zavitson
The Wilkinsons singles chronology
"26 Cents"
(1998)
"Fly (The Angel Song)"
(1998)

"26 Cents", also written as "26¢", is the debut song of the Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. Written by group member Steve Wilkinson along with William Wallace, it was released in June 1998 as the first single from their album Nothing but Love. The song reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1998[1] and number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2] It was named both Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) Song Year of the Year and Single of the Year at the 1999 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[3]

Content

The song is about a girl who just turned 18 and is moving away to her own place. The song's title comes from the "penny for your thoughts, a quarter for the call" her mother gives her before she leaves.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in mid-1998.

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 55
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 3
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 25
Preceded by
"From This Moment On"
by Shania Twain with Bryan White
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

August 17-August 24, 1998
Succeeded by
"True"
by George Strait

Awards and nominations

Association Category Result
41st Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance[9] Nominated
Academy of Country Music Single Record of the Year[10] Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year[11] Won
SOCAN Song of the Year[11] Won
Video of the Year[12] Nominated

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