But for the Grace of God (song)
"But for the Grace of God" | ||||
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Single by Keith Urban | ||||
from the album Keith Urban | ||||
B-side | "I Thought You Knew"[1] | |||
Released | November 28, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:33 (album version) 3:43 (radio version) | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Keith Urban Charlotte Caffey Jane Wiedlin | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Urban Matt Rollings | |||
Keith Urban singles chronology | ||||
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"But for the Grace of God" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. Urban wrote the song along with Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's. It was released in November 2000 as the third single from his self-titled American debut album. The song became Urban's first number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of February 24, 2001, and maintained that position for one week. This ended a two-and-a-half-year streak in which no artist on the Capitol Records label achieved a Number One single on the country charts.[2]
Single and album version differences
[edit]Both radio edit and album-length versions have been issued. The radio edit excises a musical bridge after the second chorus and has a slightly different ending than the album cut.
Music video
[edit]The music video for this song was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on December 2, 2000. It features Urban walking down a busy street at night.
Chart positions
[edit]Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 75[a] |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 37 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (2001) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Singles Minded". Billboard. 22 September 2001. p. 81.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7268." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.