And we lose the Grammy-award winning cross over smash Cry. In this sad title track, Faith sings about unrequited love, begging the guy she’s singing to “pretend that you’re feeling just a little more pain.” This song didn’t do well on country charts, but it spent 11 weeks at #1 on adult contemporary. Faith performed this track at the Grammys- with the flu.
This Kiss is the first song I ever remember listening to, and it was my childhood favorite… To the point that my cousin made me dance to it with her at her wedding. This Kiss is known for its fairytale imagery, and given that Taylor Swift is a known Faith Hill fan, it’s quite likely that Faith’s use of fairytales has inspired her. The song was a crossover hit, performing quite well on country, pop and adult contemporary. It was also #25 on the year-end charts for it’s release year (1998).
Just as popular as the song is its music video, which is the first video I ever remember seeing. The video was considered highly advanced at the time, and Faith was pregnant while filming it. Let’s watch and laugh, shall we:
Believe it or not, Breathe was only .05 away from a perfect 10 average; madonnas just likes to make things difficult. It can hardly be a surprise that this iconic song would top the rate, considering it is one of only 3 songs in Billboard’s history to top the year-end singles chart without topping the Hot 100. The song also ranked #27 on the decade-end charts for 2000-2009. The song won 2 Grammys, an ACM, 2 Billboard awards and this rate. If the song were released in current times, it would probably be in the range of 4-6 times platinum, but because it was released before the digital era, it’s only certified gold. This was nominated for SOTY at the Grammys, and I like to think it’s more remembered than the Santana song that it lost to.
The song’s sexy and controversial (because it was sexy) music video was ranked at #4 on CMT’s 100 Greatest Music Videos. Enjoy.