We Danced Anyway
| "We Danced Anyway" | |||||||
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| Single by Deana Carter | |||||||
| from the album Did I Shave My Legs for This? | |||||||
| B-side | "Rita Valentine"[1] | ||||||
| Released | December 9, 1996 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Recorded | spring 1996 | ||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||
| Length | 3:40 | ||||||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Randy Scruggs, Matraca Berg | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Farren and Jimmy Bowen | ||||||
| Deana Carter singles chronology | |||||||
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"We Danced Anyway" is a song written by Randy Scruggs and Matraca Berg, and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in December 1996 as the second single and second Number One hit from her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song spent 2 weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and six non-consecutive weeks at the top of Canada's RPM Country Tracks. It was also the RPM chart number-one single of the year in 1997.
In the lyrics, the singer recounts happy memories of dancing in a "happy little foreign town" with a lover, and invites her lover to dance again.
Music video
The music video for "We Danced Anyway" was shot in Puerto Rico, and directed by Roger Pistole. Scenes of Carter dancing joyfully on a city street are mixed with scenes of her on a tropical beach. She is seen by herself, but also with her lover as well, and scenes of native islanders are shown as well.
Chart performance
"We Danced Anyway" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of December 14, 1996.[2] The song peaked at Number One on the chart in March 1997.
| Chart (1996-1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 72 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 1 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 21 |
| Preceded by "Everybody Knows" by Trisha Yearwood |
RPM Country Tracks number one single February 24-March 10, 1997 |
Succeeded by "Emotional Girl" by Terri Clark |
| Preceded by "Emotional Girl" by Terri Clark |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 24-April 7, 1997 |
Succeeded by "How Was I to Know" by Reba McEntire |
| Preceded by "Me Too" by Toby Keith |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single March 15-March 22, 1997 | |
| Preceded by "Every Time I Get Around You" by David Lee Murphy |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single of the year 1997 |
Succeeded by "Honey, I'm Home" by Shania Twain |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 82. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Billboard - Hot Country Songs - We Danced Anyway - Dec 14 1996
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7790." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 24, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Deana Carter – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Deana Carter.
- ↑ "Deana Carter – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Deana Carter.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
