Half Way Up
"Half Way Up" | ||||
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Single by Clint Black | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Cadillac Jack Favor"[1] | |||
Released | November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Clint Black Hayden Nicholas | |||
Producer(s) | James Stroud Clint Black[2] | |||
Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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"Half Way Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] It was written by Black with Hayden Nicholas.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "positively insinuating groove." She goes on to say that Black's "textured performance and meaty lyric as calling cards should make it a quick favorite."[3]
Chart positions
"Half Way Up" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 30, 1996.
Chart (1996–1997) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 2 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 6 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1997) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 23 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 48 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ The Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1996. RCA07863-66671-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Reviews: Country". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 49. December 7, 1996. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9810." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 10, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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