"If You Can Do Anything Else" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album George Strait | ||||
B-side | "Which Side of the Glass" | |||
Released | February 20, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Livsey Don Schlitz | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"If You Can Do Anything Else" is a song written by Billy Livsey and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in February 2001 as the third and final single from his self-titled album. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2001. [1] It also peaked at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The song is about a man who is giving his woman the option to leave him. He gives her many different options for all the things she can do. At the end he gives her the option to stay with him if she really can't find anything else to do. He says he will be alright if she leaves, but really it seems he wants her to stay.
"If You Can Do Anything Else" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 3, 2001.
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 51 |
Chart (2001) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 32 |
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