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I Could Not Ask for More

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"I Could Not Ask for More"
Single by Edwin McCain
from the album Messenger
ReleasedFebruary 1999
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length
  • 4:36 (album version)
  • 4:09 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Matt Serletic and Noel Golden
Edwin McCain singles chronology
"What Matters"
(1998) 		"I Could Not Ask for More"
(1999) 		"Go Be Young"
(2000)

"I Could Not Ask for More" is a song composed by American songwriter Diane Warren and originally recorded and released in February 1999, by American singer-songwriter Edwin McCain for the original soundtrack of the 1999 romantic drama film Message in a Bottle, starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn and Paul Newman. It was also on his third studio album Messenger (1999) and became a Billboard-charted top 40 single in the summer of 1999.

In 2001, American country music artist Sara Evans popularly covered the song on her third studio album Born to Fly (2000). Her rendition was released as the album's second single and peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Music video

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The music video features McCain walking and taking a taxi through a busy city decorated like a 19th century village with people in 19th century costumes. While McCain is traveling, a number of people are sitting in a park tree. He reaches the tree just as a branch a woman is sitting on breaks and manages to catch her as she falls.

Chart performance

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Sara Evans cover

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"I Could Not Ask for More"
Single by Sara Evans
from the album Born to Fly
B-side"Born to Fly"
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2001
Recorded2000
GenreCountry, country pop
Length4:47
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Sara Evans, Paul Worley
Sara Evans singles chronology
"Born to Fly"
(2000) 		"I Could Not Ask for More"
(2001) 		"Saints & Angels"
(2001)
Music video
"I Could Not Ask for More" at CMT.com

American country music singer Sara Evans' cover version of the song was released in February 2001 as the second single from her 2000 album Born to Fly. Evans' version was a Top 5 hit on the country music charts.

Music video

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The music video for Evans' rendition was directed by Peter Zavadil, and features shots of her on location in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico singing the song in different outfits and frequently sitting in different chairs throughout the video.

Chart performance

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"I Could Not Ask for More" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of February 17, 2001. It soon reached number 2 on that chart.

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 35

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 18

References

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  1. ^ Canadian AC peak
  2. ^ Canadian peak
  3. ^ "Edwin McCain Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Edwin McCain Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Edwin McCain Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Edwin McCain Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved October 31, 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Retrieved October 31, 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ^ "1999 The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-99. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "1999 The Year in Music: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-100. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 54.
  12. ^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-98. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.


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