I Don't Think I Will

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"I Don't Think I Will"
James Bonamy Dont Think I Will single.png
Single by James Bonamy
from the album What I Live to Do
B-side "Heartbreak School" [1]
ReleasedMay 14, 1996 [2]
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length3:34
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Doug Johnson
Producer(s) Doug Johnson
James Bonamy singles chronology
"She's Got a Mind of Her Own"
(1995)
"I Don't Think I Will"
(1996)
"All I Do Is Love Her"
(1996)

"I Don't Think I Will" is a song written by Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist James Bonamy. It was released on May 14, 1996 as the third single from the album What I Live to Do . The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and is his highest-charting single. The song has been confused with the scene in the movie Avengers: Endgame, where Steve Rogers has a confrontation with Sam Wilson after returning from the past where he spent his time with Peggy Carter.

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Critical reception

Dan Kuchar of Country Standard Time thought that "I Don't Think I Will" was one of the strongest tracks on the album, saying that it was "tender." [3] Bob Paxman, in The Encyclopedia of Country Music, wrote that Bonamy is "capable of tackling emotionally complex ballads, even with his relative youth and limited life experience." [4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher and premiered in mid-1996.

Chart performance

"I Don't Think I Will" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 11, 1996.

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 8
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 87
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 36

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References

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  2. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/bonamy_james/1482411/album.jhtml
  3. Kuchar, Dan. "What I Live to Do review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. Paul Kingsbury, ed. (November 5, 1998). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University. p. 44.
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