More Than You'll Ever Know

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"More Than You'll Ever Know"
Single by Travis Tritt
from the album The Restless Kind
B-side "Still in Love with You"
ReleasedJuly 15, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre Country
Length3:23
Label Warner Bros. Nashville 17606
Songwriter(s) Travis Tritt
Producer(s) Don Was, Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt singles chronology
"Only You (And You Alone)"
(1996)
"More Than You'll Ever Know"
(1996)
"Where Corn Don't Grow"
(1996)

"More Than You'll Ever Know" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in July 1996 as the lead-off single from his album The Restless Kind . It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada.

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Content

The song is a ballad, that paints the picture of a man coming to terms with his own emotions and struggling to convey the depth of his feelings to the woman in his life.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "sweet ballad that boasts some great lines." She goes on to say that his "heartfelt delivery on this tune should make it an instant success" and that the "country to the core instrumentation" is a good addition. [1]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered on Country Music Television on July 15, 1996. The video features an old man, later revealed to be Tritt’s grandfather, cutting the flowers to make a bouquet in a hospital, scenes also feature Tritt singing the song in his room.

Chart positions

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 10
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 88
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 53

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