How on earth did this song take four writers to create is beyond my knowledge, but all I know that it's a terrible song. Yes, it's a fun song live and will probably be on every Carrie setlist for the rest of her career but I don't even know why anyone let her record it. It helped Carrie earn the CMA Triple-Play Songwriter Award in 2010 and the 2011 BMI Songwriter of the Year. It is also Carrie's only single so far to chart in Australia peaking at number 85.
Chart Peaks
U.S Billboard Hot 100: 23
U.S Hot Country Songs: 1
U.S Adult Top 40: 25
Canada Hot 100: 43
Australia: 85
Lovers: cheers09, GiftFromGod, Ace Reject, conatus (10) Haters: CountryBritney (1)
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It's not that pop-Carrie is bad, it's just she doesn't sound as confident on this record as she does on her later pop songs. Being written by Diane Warren you'd expect it to be some lyrical masterpiece but it just sounds like a dated 80s Princess Diaries soundtrack reject that was crippling onto dear life to be recorded. Carrie promoted this song at several big venues such as the Billboard Music Awards, NBA All Stars Game and Ellen and yet still managed to flop harder than Bionic and Lotus combined. Thank God Carrie learned her lesson after this tragedy and never released a pop only single again.
Chart Peaks
U.S Adult Contemporary: 12
U.S Adult Top 40: 22