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{{Short description|1999 single by Lonestar}}
"'''Amazed'''" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, [[Aimee Mayo]] and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American [[country music]] group [[Lonestar]], whose version was released in 1999 as the second single from their album ''[[Lonely Grill]]''. Lonestar's version is their longest-lasting Number One single and biggest crossover hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country singles charts. A remix later reached the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] as well. Since the release of the original, the song has been covered by [[Bonnie Tyler]] and [[Duncan James]].
{{Other uses}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Amazed
| cover = Lonestar - Amazed US single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Lonestar]]
| album = [[Lonely Grill]]
| B-side = [[Tell Her (Lonestar song)|Tell Her]]
| released = {{start date|1999|3|22}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]<ref name="occ">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-2000-craig-david-fill-me-in__22497/|title=Official Charts Flashback 2000: Craig David – Fill Me In|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=7 September 2020|quote=American band Lonestar landed inside the Top 40 with their country power ballad Amazed}}</ref>}}
| length = {{ubl|4:00 (album version)|4:29 (pop remix)|4:22 (2023 version)}}
| label = [[BNA Records|BNA]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Marv Green]]|[[Chris Lindsey]]|[[Aimee Mayo]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Dann Huff]]|Brian Tankersley (remix)}}
| prev_title = Saturday Night
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Smile (Lonestar song)|Smile]]
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = single
| cover = Lonestar - Amazed (alternate).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Alternate US pop cover
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|x-skFgrV59A|"Amazed"}}
}}
}}
"'''Amazed'''" is a song by American [[country music]] group [[Lonestar]], released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album ''[[Lonely Grill]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|title=Lonestar - Lonely Grill CD Review|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/library/reviews/aaprlonelygrill.htm|work=[[about.com]]|access-date=September 17, 2012|archive-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615143625/http://countrymusic.about.com/library/reviews/aaprlonelygrill.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[power ballad]]<ref name="occ"/> is the band's longest-lasting number one single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country chart. The song was written by [[Marv Green]], [[Aimee Mayo]], and [[Chris Lindsey]]. A pop remix of the song reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number two on the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] charts in 2000. The song has sold over 1,650,000 digital copies in the US as of February 2016.<ref name="US Lonestar sales">{{cite news |url= http://roughstock.com/news/2016/02/39835-the-top-30-digital-singles-february-22-2016 |title=The Top 30 Digital Singles: February 22, 2016|first=Matt|last= Bjorke |date= February 23, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>

Only five years after Lonestar's "Amazed" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 did another country song top the chart, as [[Carrie Underwood]]'s "[[Inside Your Heaven]]" debuted at number one on the Hot 100 in 2005, making it one of just two country songs to top the Hot 100 during the 2000s.

Since the release of the original, the song has been covered by [[Bonnie Tyler]], [[Duncan James]], and [[Fady Maalouf]], all of whom have released their respective versions as singles. [[Ben Mills]], [[Boyz II Men]] and [[Shane Filan]] of [[Westlife]] have included covers in their respective albums. On ''[[The Sing-Off]]'' (season 4, episode 3), judge [[Shawn Stockman]], of [[Boyz II Men]] fame, mentioned that the song had been offered to them first, and they decided to turn it down.


==Content==
==Content==
The song was written by songwriters [[Marv Green]], [[Aimee Mayo]], and [[Chris Lindsey]]. At the time of the songwriting, Mayo and Lindsey had begun dating and drew inspiration from their romance for the song. Mayo said "Our feelings for each other just started coming out as we were writing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/lonestar-amazed-lyrics-meaning-video-facts/|title=The Story of... 'Amazed' by Lonestar}}</ref> "Amazed" was then given to Lonestar for their 1999 album ''[[Lonely Grill]]'' and released as the album's lead single. The verses are in the key of [[A-flat major|A♭ major]], with the pre-chorus in the key of [[B major]], and the chorus in the key of [[D-flat major|D♭ major]], with a vocal range from F3 to A♭4.<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Country|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|year=1999|edition=1|pages=4–8}} The [[sheet music]] is in [[A major]], with a note that the song is recorded a [[semitone]] lower than written.</ref>
"Amazed" is a [[power ballad]] in the key of [[A-flat major]]. In it, the narrator states that he is "amazed" by his lover:


The song reached number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] and remained there for eight consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "[[Single White Female (song)|Single White Female]]" by [[Chely Wright]]. With this accomplishment, it set a record for the longest run at number one on the country chart since [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems]] was initiated in 1990. This run was later tied by [[Alan Jackson]] and [[Jimmy Buffett]]'s 2003 single "[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]", and later surpassed by [[Morgan Wallen]]'s "[[You Proof]]" in 2023, which spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-you-proof-breaks-record-atop-country-airplay-chart-1235191307/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'You Proof' Breaks Record as Longest-Leading No. 1 in Country Airplay Chart History|last=Asker|first=Jim|date=December 23, 2022|access-date=December 28, 2022|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/morgan-wallen-you-proof-first-10-week-country-airplay-number-one/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'You Proof' Becomes First 10-Week No. 1 in Country Airplay Chart History|last=Asker|first=Jim|date=December 30, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2022|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription}}</ref> "Amazed" spent 41 weeks on the country singles chart,<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=244|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}<!--|access-date=October 6, 2009--></ref> giving it the second-longest chart run of any country single in the 1990s.<ref>Whitburn, p. 644</ref> In addition, the single crossed over into the pop airwaves entering the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 81. It peaked at number 24 before falling off the Hot 100.
:''I don't know how you do what you do
:''I'm so in love with you
:''It just keeps getting better
:''I wanna spend the rest of my life
:''With you by my side
:''Forever and ever
:''Every little thing that you do
:''Baby, I'm amazed by you''


The song was then [[remix]]ed for pop radio (a tactic commonly used to present country-leaning songs to mainstream audiences) by Brian Tankersley, who redid the entire backing track with session musicians and added a new key change to [[D major]] for the final chorus and [[A minor]] for the outro; also having lead singer [[Richie McDonald]] re-record his vocals for the final portion of the remix in the new key.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/nashville-recording#para2|title = Nashville Recording}}</ref> The new mix's popularity prompted the single to re-enter the Hot 100 at number 45. On this second chart run, it hit number one on March 4, 2000. In doing so, it became the first power ballad to top the chart since [[Aerosmith]]'s "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]" in 1998, as well as the first new country song to top the pop charts since [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Dolly Parton]]'s 1983 duet "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title=Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits|pages=396|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEIfDZtsVyAC&q=amazed+hot+100&pg=PA396|isbn=978-0-8230-7738-0|year=2003|publisher=Billboard Books}}</ref> It also made Lonestar the first country band to place a song in the top ten of the Hot 100 year-end countdown. All remixes of the song made the single spend a combined total of 55 weeks in the Hot 100, and 41 weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks. It had sold 1,628,000 digital copies in the US as of December 2015.<ref name="US Lonestar sales"/>
==Lonestar version==
{{Infobox Single
| Name = Amazed
| Cover = Amazed.jpg
| Artist = [[Lonestar]]
| from Album = [[Lonestar]]
| Released = June 17 1995
| Format = CD single <br> 7" single
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 4:00
| Label = [[BNA Records|BNA]]
| Writer = Marv Green<br />[[Aimee Mayo]]<br />Chris Lindsey
| Producer = [[Dann Huff]]
| Certification = [[Gold single|Gold]] <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small>
| Last single = "Saturday Night" <br />(1999)
| This single = '''"Amazed"'''<br />(1999)
| Next single = "[[Smile (Lonestar song)|Smile]]"<br />(1999)
}}
Lonestar's rendition is the second single from their 1999 album ''[[Lonely Grill]]''. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart that same year. With this accomplishment, it set a record by becoming the chart's only song to spend the most consecutive weeks at the top since the inception of [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems]] (which electronically detects actual radio airplay) in 1990. The only other song to tie that record was the [[Alan Jackson]] and [[Jimmy Buffett]] duet "[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]" in 2003, which held its eight weeks non-contiguously.


Only five years after "Amazed" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 did another country song top the chart, as [[Carrie Underwood]]'s "[[Inside Your Heaven]]" debuted at number one on the Hot 100, in June 2005.<ref name="PRNewswire">{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carrie-underwoods-inside-your-heaven-debuts-as-best-selling-song-in-the-nation-and-breaks-chart-history-54811132.html |title=Carrie Underwood's 'Inside Your Heaven' Debuts as Best Selling Song in the Nation and Breaks Chart History |publisher=[[PRNewswire]] |date=2005-06-23}}</ref> "Amazed" and "Inside Your Heaven" are the only country songs in the 2000s decade to hit number one on the Hot 100.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5149230/hot-100-55th-anniversary-every-no-1-song-1958-2013?page=0%2C4 |title=Hot 100 55th Anniversary: Every No. 1 Song (1958-2013) - 2000-2013 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2013-08-02 |access-date=2013-08-10}}</ref>
In addition, the single crossed over into the pop airwaves entering the [[Billboard Hot 100]] at #81. It peaked at #24 on before falling off the Hot 100.


In the United Kingdom, "Amazed" reached a peak of number 21 and spent 22 weeks in the charts. It spent 17 weeks in the top 40 without ever breaking into the top 20.
"Amazed" was then [[remix]]ed for pop radio (a tactic commonly used to present country-leaning songs to non-country audiences) and the new mix's popularity prompted the single to re-enter the Hot 100 at #45. On this second chart run, the remixed version helped the song hit #1 on [[March 4]]. In doing so, it became the first country song to top the pop charts since [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Kenny Rogers]]' 1983 duet "[[Islands in the Stream]]". All remixes of the song made the single spend a combined total of 55 weeks in the Hot 100.


In mid-2023, following the replacement of longtime lead vocalist [[Richie McDonald]] with former [[Sons of the Desert (band)|Sons of the Desert]] lead vocalist Drew Womack, the band re-recorded the song with Womack. This rendition will be included on the album ''Ten to 1'', including all of the band's major hits re-recorded with Womack's vocals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamwindsor/2023/03/28/lonestar-celebrates-iconic-hit-songs-with-new-album--headline-tour/?sh=41a913cd854c | title=Lonestar Celebrates Iconic Hit Songs With New Album & Headline Tour | work=Forbes | date=March 28, 2023 | accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref> Simultaneously, after McDonald joined former [[Little Texas (band)|Little Texas]] member [[Tim Rushlow]] and former [[Restless Heart]] member [[Larry Stewart (singer)|Larry Stewart]] in [[The Frontmen]], that group also released a re-recording of "Amazed" with McDonald on lead vocals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/frontmen-drop-two-new-tunes-via-new-label-home-bmg-bbr-music-group/ | title=THE FRONTMEN DROP TWO NEW TUNES VIA NEW LABEL HOME, BMG/BBR MUSIC GROUP | publisher=BBR Music Group | date=May 22, 2023 | accessdate=June 26, 2023}}</ref>
In the [[United Kingdom]], Lonestar's version of "Amazed" reached #21 and spent 22 weeks in the charts. It holds the record for the longest number of consecutive weeks spent in the [[UK Singles Chart]] without reaching the top 20.

==Critical reception==
A review in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' was mostly favorable, praising [[Richie McDonald]]'s lead vocals for "perfectly convey[ing] the tenderness and wonder felt in a loving relationship" but saying that some of the lyrics were "a little too clichéd".<ref>{{cite magazine|date=April 17, 1999|title=Singles|magazine=Billboard|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
[[Trey Fanjoy]] directed the [[music video]] for Lonestar's rendition. It premiered on CMT on July 20, 1999. It features the band performing the song in a dark room, and a model making seductive poses. The model is portrayed by [[Sunny Mabrey]]. This was the first video that Lonestar members do not wear cowboy hats, and Keech Rainwater no longer has long hair. The original music video uses the album version for country channels; a second video was created from the footage for the song's pop remix and served to international and pop stations.
{{Expand-section|date=April 2009}}
[[Trey Fanjoy]] directed the [[music video]] for Lonestar's rendition.


== Track list ==
==Track listings==
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'''US CD and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=[[Lonestar]]|year=1999|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=[[BNA Records]]|id=BNA07863-65957-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=1999|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=BNA Records|id=BNA07863-65957-4}}</ref>
# "Amazed" (Captain mix)
# "Amazed" (AC mix)


'''US 7-inch single 1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=1999|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=BNA Records|id=BNA 07863 65755-7}}</ref>
'''Amazed [SINGLE]'''
:A. "Amazed" – 4:00
:B. "[[Tell Her (Lonestar song)|Tell Her]]" – 3:26


'''US 7-inch single 2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=1999|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=BNA Records|id=BNA 07863 65906-7}}</ref>
#Amazed [Captain Mix]
:A. "[[Smile (Lonestar song)|Smile]]" – 3:30
#Amazed [AC Mix]
:B. "Amazed" – 4:00


'''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=2000|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=BNA Records, BMG|id=74321 76462 2}}</ref>
'''Amazed [UK SINGLE]'''
# "Amazed"
# "Amazed" (AC mix)
{{col-2}}
'''UK CD1 and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=2000|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=BNA Records, [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|id=74321742582}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=2000|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=BNA Records, BMG|id=74321 74258 4}}</ref>
# "Amazed" (Captain mix) – 4:29
# "Amazed" (Huff mix) – 4:02
# "Amazed" (acoustic mix) – 3:58


'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=2000|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=BNA Records, BMG|id=74321759432}}</ref>
#Amazed (Pop Remix)
#Amazed
# "Amazed" (mainstream mix)
# "Amazed" (Huff mix)
#Lonely Grill
# "Amazed" (mainstream mix acoustic version)


'''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Amazed|others=Lonestar|year=2000|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=BNA Records, BMG|id=74321 76462 2}}</ref>
'''Amazed Pt. 2 '''
*Amazed (Mainstream Mix)
# "Amazed" (Captain mix) – 4:29
*Amazed (Huff Mix)
# "Amazed" (Huff mix) – 4:02
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*Amazed (Mainstream MixAcoustic Version)


== Charts ==
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
!align="left"|Chart

!align="left"|Position
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1999–2000)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Australia|19|artist=Lonestar|song=Amazed|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=9902|publishdate=April 17, 2000|rowheader=true|access-date=July 7, 2013}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=9910|publishdate=April 17, 2000|rowheader=true|access-date=July 7, 2013}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadacountry|1|chartid=8397|publishdate=July 19, 1999|rowheader=true|access-date=July 7, 2013}}
|align="left"|Canadian RPM Top Singles
|align="center"|7
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-06-24.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=17|issue=26|page=11|date=June 24, 2000|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
|62
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|Germany|91|artist=Lonestar|song=Amazed|songid=8049|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2997449#page/n11/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (09.3– 16.3 2000)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=12|date=March 10, 2000|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]
|25
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Amazed|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}}
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|-
|align="center"|21
{{single chart|New Zealand|11|artist=Lonestar|song=Amazed|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Lonestar|song=Amazed|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|17|date=20000610|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|21|date=20000610|rowheader=true|access-dateNovember 14, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|5|date=20000617|rowheader=true|access-dateNovember 14, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|7|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|7|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1999)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Country Tracks (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9956&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9956.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9956|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Country Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|date=December 13, 1999|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1999|access-date=August 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709044506/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999|archive-date=July 9, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref>
|85
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Best of '99: Most Played Adult Contemporary Songs|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=7|issue=52|page=48|date=December 24, 1999}}</ref>
|47
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-country-songs|title=Year End Charts – Year-end Singles – Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211040725/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-country-songs|archive-date=December 11, 2007}}</ref>
|1
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2000)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
|49
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|title=Top 100 of 2000|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|archive-date=June 2, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
|12
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2000-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2000|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref>
|44
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=January 20, 2001}}</ref>
|69
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2000|access-date=August 31, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304120640/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|8
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2000/BBAM-2000-12-22.pdf|title=Most Played Adult Contemporary Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=50|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref>
|2
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2000/BBAM-2000-12-22.pdf|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=48|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref>
|15
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2000/BBAM-2000-12-22.pdf|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=54|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref>
|42
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2001)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA39-IA20|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=52|page=YE-81|date=December 29, 2001|access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref>
|19
|}
{{col-end}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States
|March 22, 1999
|[[Country radio]]
|rowspan="2"|[[BNA Records|BNA]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-03-19.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1291|page=58|date=March 19, 1999|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|February 8, 2000
|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2000/BB-2000-02-12.pdf|title=Hot 100 Spotlight|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=112|issue=7|page=71|date=February 12, 2000|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|March 27, 2000
|{{hlist|BNA|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=News|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=3|date=March 4, 2000|quote=[Amazed] is lined up to be released in the UK on March 27...}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Certifications==
{{start box}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before="[[Write This Down]]"<br />by [[George Strait]]}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Lonestar|title=Amazed|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2000}}
{{s-ttl| title=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Singles & Tracks]]<br />number-one single
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Lonestar|title=Amazed|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2019|id=11616-3565-1}}
| years=July 17-September 4, 1999}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lonestar|title=Amazed|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|salesamount=500,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 |title=Best-Selling Records of 2000 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=February 10, 2001 |access-date=June 5, 2015 |page=64 |issn=0006-2510|volume=113|number=6}}</ref>|note=([[CD single|physical]])|refname=RIAA}}
{{s-aft| after="[[Single White Female (song)|Single White Female]]"<br />by [[Chely Wright]]}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lonestar|title=Amazed|type=single|award=Gold|digital=true|relyear=2003|certyear=2005|note=([[Music download|digital]])|certref=<ref name=RIAA/>|salesamount=1,650,000|salesref=<ref name="US Lonestar sales"/>}}
{{s-ttl| title=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks<br />number-one single
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lonestar|title=Amazed|type=single|award=Gold|digital=true|relyear=2006|certyear=2007|note=([[Ringtone|mastertone]])}}
| years=July 19-July 26, 1999}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
{{s-aft| after="[[You've Got a Way]]"<br />by [[Shania Twain]]}}
{{s-bef|before="[[God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You]]"<br />by [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]] featuring [['N Sync]]}}
{{s-ttl| title=''RPM'' Country Tracks<br />number-one single
| years=August 30-September 13, 1999}}
{{s-aft| after="Single White Female"<br />by Chely Wright}}
{{s-bef|before="[[Just to See You Smile]]"<br />by [[Tim McGraw]]}}
{{s-ttl| title=''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks<br />number-one single of the year
| years=1999}}
{{s-aft| after="[[How Do You Like Me Now?! (song)|How Do You Like Me Now?!]]"<br />by [[Toby Keith]]}}
{{s-bef|before="[[Honey, I'm Home]]"<br />by Shania Twain}}
{{s-ttl| title=''RPM'' Country Tracks<br />number-one single of the year
| years=1999}}
{{s-aft| after=none}}
{{s-bef|before="[[Thank God I Found You]]" by [[Mariah Carey]] featuring [[Joe (singer)|Joe]] and [[98 Degrees]]}}
{{s-ttl| title=[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2000 (U.S.)|number-one single]]
| years=February 27, 2000 – March 11, 2000}}
{{s-aft| after="[[Say My Name]]" by [[Destiny's Child]]}}
{{end box}}


==Cover versions==
==Duncan James version==
{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Amazed
| name = Amazed
| Cover = Duncan james amazed.JPG
| cover = Duncan james amazed.JPG
| Caption =
| alt =
| Artist = [[Duncan James]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[Future Past]]
| artist = [[Duncan James]]
| album = [[Future Past (Duncan James album)|Future Past]]
| B-side = "Save This Moment For Me"
| B-side = Save This Moment for Me
| Released = September 29, 2006<small>([[Germany]])</small><br />March 12, 2007<small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| released = 29 September 2006
| Format = CD Single ([[Germany]])<br />Download ([[United Kingdom]])
| Recorded = 2006
| recorded = 2006
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 3:58
| length = 3:58
| Label = Innocent Records
| label = [[Innocent Records|Innocent]]
| Writer =
| writer =
* Marv Green
| Producer =
* Chris Lindsey
| Last single = "[[Can't Stop the River|Can't Stop<br />A River]]" <br />(2006)
* Aimee Mayo
| This single = "Amazed"<br />(2007)
| Next single =
| producer = Matt Prime
| prev_title = [[Can't Stop the River|Can't Stop a River]]
| Misc =
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|-8In28zm2ME|"Amazed"}}}}
}}
}}
English singer [[Duncan James]] recorded a version of "'''Amazed'''" from his debut studio album ''[[Future Past (Duncan James album)|Future Past]]'' (2006). The song was released as third and final single on 29 September 2006 only in Italy and Germany. It was planned for a UK release on 12 March 2007, but was canceled when James was fired from the label in January 2007.
<!--don't add covers unless artist is notable-->
The song was covered by [[Bonnie Tyler]] and went to #157 in Top 200 Euro Airplay Charts.{{Fact|date=April 2009}}


===Track listings===
It was also covered in 2006 by [[Duncan James]] for his album ''[[Future Past]]''. It was released as a download only single on 12 March 2007 following poor sales of his previous singles and his album. The single was released in some [[Europe]]an countries, such as [[Germany]], which the single was released and peaked at #181 on the Germany Singles Chart.
'''Italy CD single'''
# "Amazed" (radio edit) – 3:57
# "Save This Moment for Me" – 4:42


'''Germany CD1'''
In 2007, former [[X Factor]] contestant [[Ben Mills]] recorded a version for his debut album ''[[Picture of You]]''.
# "Amazed" (radio edit) – 3:57
# "Part Time Love" – 4:01


'''Germany CD2'''
== Track list ==
# "Amazed" (radio edit) – 3:57
# "You Can" – 3:55
# "Part Time Love" – 4:01
# "Amazed" (video clip) – 3:57


===Charts===
'''CD 1'''
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2007)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|[[Italian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=duncan+james|title=italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal|website=Italiancharts.com|access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref>
|41
|-
|}
{{-}}


==Fady Maalouf version==
#Amazed [Radio Edit]
{{Infobox song
#Save This Moment For Me
| name = Amazed
#Amazed [Videoclip]
| cover = Amazed-fady-maalouf.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Fady Maalouf]]
| album = [[Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)|Blessed]]
| released = 2008
| format =
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length =
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia Deutschland]]
| writer =
* Marv Green
* Chris Lindsey
* Aimee Mayo
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Blessed (Fady Maalouf song)|Blessed]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Show Me Your Love (Fady Maalouf song)|Show Me Your Love]]
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|LhZdvBTg960|"Amazed"}}}}
}}


In 2008, the runner up of the fifth season of ''[[Deutschland sucht den Superstar]]'', the German version of ''Pop Idol'', the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[Germany|German]] singer [[Fady Maalouf]] released a cover version of the song as his second single release immediately after the big success of his debut single "[[Blessed (Fady Maalouf song)|Blessed]]". The song also appears in his debut ''[[Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)|Blessed]]'' album's double CD rerelease, titled ''Blessed: New Edition''.
'''CD 2'''


Maalouf's version was a hit in Germany where it reached number 26<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://acharts.co/song/40767|title=Amazed by Fady Maalouf - Music Charts|website=Acharts.co|access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> in the German Singles Chart. It was also released in Austria, reaching number 52 in the Austrian Singles Chart.
#Amazed [Radio Edit]

#Amazed [Live Version]
===Track listings===
#Save This Moment For Me
'''CD single'''
#Amazed [Videoclip]
# "Amazed" – (3:58)
# "Vole mon ame" – (3:42)

'''CD maxi'''
# "Amazed" – (3:58)
# "Vole mon ame" – (3:42)
# "Show Me Your Love" (Dance version) – (4:31)
# "Amazed" (Instrumental) – (3:58)
# "Amazed" (Video)

===Charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2009)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Austrian Singles Chart
|52
|-
!scope="row"|German Singles Chart
|26
|}

==References in other media==
In 2014, country music duo [[Haley & Michaels]] co-wrote their debut single "Just Another Love Song" with Lonestar lead vocalist [[Richie McDonald]]. The song makes lyrical reference to "Amazed", and features McDonald singing its chorus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/haley-michaels-richie-mcdonald-just-another-love-song-story-behind-song/|title=Haley & Michaels, Lonestar's Richie McDonald Share Story Behind 'Just Another Love Song' – Exclusive Video Read More: Haley & Michaels Share Story Behind 'Just Another Love Song'|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=8 May 2015|work=[[Taste of Country]]|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 02:50, 20 November 2024

For other uses, see Amazed (disambiguation).

"Amazed"
Single by Lonestar
from the album Lonely Grill
B-side"Tell Her"
ReleasedMarch 22, 1999 (1999-03-22)
Genre
Length
  • 4:00 (album version)
  • 4:29 (pop remix)
  • 4:22 (2023 version)
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lonestar singles chronology
"Saturday Night"
(1999) 		"Amazed"
(1999) 		"Smile"
(1999)
Alternate cover
Alternate US pop cover
Music video
"Amazed" on YouTube

"Amazed" is a song by American country music group Lonestar, released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album Lonely Grill (1999).[2] The power ballad[1] is the band's longest-lasting number one single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard country chart. The song was written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, and Chris Lindsey. A pop remix of the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts in 2000. The song has sold over 1,650,000 digital copies in the US as of February 2016.[3]

Only five years after Lonestar's "Amazed" topped the Billboard Hot 100 did another country song top the chart, as Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven" debuted at number one on the Hot 100 in 2005, making it one of just two country songs to top the Hot 100 during the 2000s.

Since the release of the original, the song has been covered by Bonnie Tyler, Duncan James, and Fady Maalouf, all of whom have released their respective versions as singles. Ben Mills, Boyz II Men and Shane Filan of Westlife have included covers in their respective albums. On The Sing-Off (season 4, episode 3), judge Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men fame, mentioned that the song had been offered to them first, and they decided to turn it down.

Content

[edit]

The song was written by songwriters Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, and Chris Lindsey. At the time of the songwriting, Mayo and Lindsey had begun dating and drew inspiration from their romance for the song. Mayo said "Our feelings for each other just started coming out as we were writing."[4] "Amazed" was then given to Lonestar for their 1999 album Lonely Grill and released as the album's lead single. The verses are in the key of A♭ major, with the pre-chorus in the key of B major, and the chorus in the key of D♭ major, with a vocal range from F3 to A♭4.[5]

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and remained there for eight consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "Single White Female" by Chely Wright. With this accomplishment, it set a record for the longest run at number one on the country chart since Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems was initiated in 1990. This run was later tied by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's 2003 single "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere", and later surpassed by Morgan Wallen's "You Proof" in 2023, which spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one.[6][7] "Amazed" spent 41 weeks on the country singles chart,[8] giving it the second-longest chart run of any country single in the 1990s.[9] In addition, the single crossed over into the pop airwaves entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number 81. It peaked at number 24 before falling off the Hot 100.

The song was then remixed for pop radio (a tactic commonly used to present country-leaning songs to mainstream audiences) by Brian Tankersley, who redid the entire backing track with session musicians and added a new key change to D major for the final chorus and A minor for the outro; also having lead singer Richie McDonald re-record his vocals for the final portion of the remix in the new key.[10] The new mix's popularity prompted the single to re-enter the Hot 100 at number 45. On this second chart run, it hit number one on March 4, 2000. In doing so, it became the first power ballad to top the chart since Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" in 1998, as well as the first new country song to top the pop charts since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 1983 duet "Islands in the Stream".[11] It also made Lonestar the first country band to place a song in the top ten of the Hot 100 year-end countdown. All remixes of the song made the single spend a combined total of 55 weeks in the Hot 100, and 41 weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks. It had sold 1,628,000 digital copies in the US as of December 2015.[3]

Only five years after "Amazed" topped the Billboard Hot 100 did another country song top the chart, as Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven" debuted at number one on the Hot 100, in June 2005.[12] "Amazed" and "Inside Your Heaven" are the only country songs in the 2000s decade to hit number one on the Hot 100.[13]

In the United Kingdom, "Amazed" reached a peak of number 21 and spent 22 weeks in the charts. It spent 17 weeks in the top 40 without ever breaking into the top 20.

In mid-2023, following the replacement of longtime lead vocalist Richie McDonald with former Sons of the Desert lead vocalist Drew Womack, the band re-recorded the song with Womack. This rendition will be included on the album Ten to 1, including all of the band's major hits re-recorded with Womack's vocals.[14] Simultaneously, after McDonald joined former Little Texas member Tim Rushlow and former Restless Heart member Larry Stewart in The Frontmen, that group also released a re-recording of "Amazed" with McDonald on lead vocals.[15]

Critical reception

[edit]

A review in Billboard was mostly favorable, praising Richie McDonald's lead vocals for "perfectly convey[ing] the tenderness and wonder felt in a loving relationship" but saying that some of the lyrics were "a little too clichéd".[16]

Music video

[edit]

Trey Fanjoy directed the music video for Lonestar's rendition. It premiered on CMT on July 20, 1999. It features the band performing the song in a dark room, and a model making seductive poses. The model is portrayed by Sunny Mabrey. This was the first video that Lonestar members do not wear cowboy hats, and Keech Rainwater no longer has long hair. The original music video uses the album version for country channels; a second video was created from the footage for the song's pop remix and served to international and pop stations.

Track listings

[edit]

Charts

[edit]

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 22, 1999 Country radio BNA [57]
February 8, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [58]
United Kingdom March 27, 2000
[59]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[63]
(physical) 		Gold 500,000[62]
United States (RIAA)[63]
(digital) 		Gold 1,650,000[3]
United States (RIAA)[64]
(mastertone) 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Duncan James version

[edit]
"Amazed"
Single by Duncan James
from the album Future Past
B-side"Save This Moment for Me"
Released29 September 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePop
Length3:58
LabelInnocent
Songwriter(s)
  • Marv Green
  • Chris Lindsey
  • Aimee Mayo
Producer(s)Matt Prime
Duncan James singles chronology
"Can't Stop a River"
(2006) 		"Amazed"
(2006)
Music video
"Amazed" on YouTube

English singer Duncan James recorded a version of "Amazed" from his debut studio album Future Past (2006). The song was released as third and final single on 29 September 2006 only in Italy and Germany. It was planned for a UK release on 12 March 2007, but was canceled when James was fired from the label in January 2007.

Track listings

[edit]

Italy CD single

  1. "Amazed" (radio edit) – 3:57
  2. "Save This Moment for Me" – 4:42

Germany CD1

  1. "Amazed" (radio edit) – 3:57
  2. "Part Time Love" – 4:01

Germany CD2

  1. "Amazed" (radio edit) – 3:57
  2. "You Can" – 3:55
  3. "Part Time Love" – 4:01
  4. "Amazed" (video clip) – 3:57

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Italian Singles Chart[65] 41

Fady Maalouf version

[edit]
"Amazed"
Single by Fady Maalouf
from the album Blessed
Released2008
Recorded2008
GenrePop
LabelColumbia Deutschland
Songwriter(s)
  • Marv Green
  • Chris Lindsey
  • Aimee Mayo
Fady Maalouf singles chronology
"Blessed"
(2008) 		"Amazed"
(2008) 		"Show Me Your Love"
(2009)
Music video
"Amazed" on YouTube

In 2008, the runner up of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, the Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf released a cover version of the song as his second single release immediately after the big success of his debut single "Blessed". The song also appears in his debut Blessed album's double CD rerelease, titled Blessed: New Edition.

Maalouf's version was a hit in Germany where it reached number 26[66] in the German Singles Chart. It was also released in Austria, reaching number 52 in the Austrian Singles Chart.

Track listings

[edit]

CD single

  1. "Amazed" – (3:58)
  2. "Vole mon ame" – (3:42)

CD maxi

  1. "Amazed" – (3:58)
  2. "Vole mon ame" – (3:42)
  3. "Show Me Your Love" (Dance version) – (4:31)
  4. "Amazed" (Instrumental) – (3:58)
  5. "Amazed" (Video)

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 52
German Singles Chart 26

References in other media

[edit]

In 2014, country music duo Haley & Michaels co-wrote their debut single "Just Another Love Song" with Lonestar lead vocalist Richie McDonald. The song makes lyrical reference to "Amazed", and features McDonald singing its chorus.[67]

References

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  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt. "Lonestar - Lonely Grill CD Review". about.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Bjorke, Matt (February 23, 2016). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: February 22, 2016". Roughstock.
  4. ^ "The Story of... 'Amazed' by Lonestar".
  5. ^ Contemporary Country (1 ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. 1999. pp. 4–8. The sheet music is in A major, with a note that the song is recorded a semitone lower than written.
  6. ^ Asker, Jim (December 23, 2022). "Morgan Wallen's 'You Proof' Breaks Record as Longest-Leading No. 1 in Country Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Asker, Jim (December 30, 2022). "Morgan Wallen's 'You Proof' Becomes First 10-Week No. 1 in Country Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  9. ^ Whitburn, p. 644
  10. ^ "Nashville Recording".
  11. ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits. Billboard Books. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-8230-7738-0.
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