I Wish (Jo Dee Messina song)

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"I Wish"
Single by Jo Dee Messina
from the album Greatest Hits
ReleasedJuly 21, 2003 [1]
Genre Country
Length3:33
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Ed Hill, Tommy Lee James
Producer(s) Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
Jo Dee Messina singles chronology
"Was That My Life"
(2003)
"I Wish"
(2003)
"My Give a Damn's Busted"
(2005)

"I Wish" is a song written by Ed Hill and Tommy Lee James and recorded by the American country music artist Jo Dee Messina. It was released on July 21, 2003 as the second and final single from her first compilation album Greatest Hits (2003). It was produced by Byron Gallimore and Tim McGraw.

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The song peaked at number 15 on the US Hot Country Songs. [2] It also rose to a peak of number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her ninth entry.

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 15
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 75

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "I Wish"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJuly 21, 2003 Country radio Curb [1]

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