I Just Wanted You to Know
| "I Just Wanted You To Know" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mark Chesnutt | ||||
| from the album Almost Goodbye | ||||
| B-side | "April's Fool"[1] | |||
| Released | November 30, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Wright | |||
| Mark Chesnutt singles chronology | ||||
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"I Just Wanted You to Know" is a song written by Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in November 1993 as the third single from his album Almost Goodbye. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1]
Content
[edit]"I Just Wanted You to Know" is an uptempo song accompanied by fiddle, electric guitar and steel guitar. It tells of a man who keeps thinking about a woman he loved. He calls the woman to talk to her, because he can't get over her.[2]
Chart performance
[edit]The song officially debuted at number 53 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated December 18, 1993. It charted for 19 weeks on that chart, and reached Number One on the chart dated March 5, 1994. It remained there for one week, becoming Chesnutt's fifth Number One single, and his third consecutive Number One single from his Almost Goodbye album.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 53 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ ""I Just Wanted You to Know":A Story of a Brokenhearted Man". Country Thang Daily.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2405." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 7, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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