Write This Down (song)

"Write This Down" is a song written by Dana Hunt and Kent Robbins, and performed by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1999 as the second single from his album Always Never the Same. It was Strait's 36th Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of his most successful crossover singles to date.

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen, Bill Young, and Jack Hattingh. It is a live video, filmed at his concert at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and premiered in mid-1999.

Chart positions

Peak positions

"Write This Down" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 13, 1999.

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[1]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	98
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	2

References

↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8399." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 5, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for George Strait.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
↑ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Please Remember Me" by Tim McGraw	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single June 19-July 10, 1999	Succeeded by "Amazed" by Lonestar
Preceded by "That's the Truth" by Paul Brandt	RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 5-July 12, 1999	Succeeded by "Amazed" by Lonestar

George Strait 1990s singles

Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"

Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"

Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"

Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"

Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"

Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"

Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"

Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"

Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"

One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"

Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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