I Hope You Dance (song)
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| “I Hope You Dance” | |||||
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| Single by Lee Ann Womack from the album I Hope You Dance |
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| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Format | Promo-only CD single 7" vinyl single |
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| Genre | Country/Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:54 (album version) | ||||
| Label | MCA Nashville | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mark D. Sanders Tia Sillers |
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| Producer | Frank Liddell Mark Wright |
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| Lee Ann Womack singles chronology | |||||
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| Sons of the Desert chronology | |||||
| "Everybody's Gotta Grow up Sometime" (1999) |
"I Hope You Dance" (2000) |
"What I Did Right" (2001) |
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"I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song recorded by country singer Lee Ann Womack along with Sons of the Desert. The song, which was featured on Womack's 2000 album of the same name, spent five weeks at #1 on the US Country Chart, and reached #14 on the US Hot 100. It is considered to be Womack's signature song.[1][2] It was the only Number One hit for both Womack and Sons of the Desert.
"I Hope You Dance" also won the 2001 Grammy, CMA, ACM, NSAI, ASCAP and BMI song of the year awards.
The Music video features Womack singing the song to her daughters.
[edit] Other versions
- Two versions of Lee Ann Womack's recording were released. The original version features Sons of the Desert singing a counterpoint chorus alongside Womack's main chorus, while a second version of the song released for pop radio omits these background vocals. Nonetheless, both Womack and Sons of the Desert received credit on all charts.
- On October 2004, Irish singer Ronan Keating released a cover version, which reached #2 on the UK Singles charts.
[edit] Chart Performance (Lee Ann Womack/Sons of the Desert)
| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 25 |
| Preceded by "Yes!" by Chad Brock |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single by Lee Ann Womack (feat. Sons Of The Desert) July 8, 2000-August 5, 2000 |
Succeeded by "What About Now" by Lonestar |
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