My Heart Has a History

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"My Heart Has a History"
Paul Brandt - My Heart Has a History single.png
Single by Paul Brandt
from the album Calm Before the Storm
B-side "Calm Before the Storm"
ReleasedMarch 12, 1996 [1]
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length3:22
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Mark D. Sanders
Paul Brandt
Producer(s) Josh Leo
Paul Brandt singles chronology
"My Heart Has a History"
(1996)
"I Do"
(1996)

"My Heart Has a History" is a debut song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. [2] Released in March 1996 as the first single from his debut album Calm Before the Storm , it peaked at #5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, while it was a Number One on the now-defunct RPM Canadian Singles Chart. The song was written by Brandt and Mark D. Sanders.

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Chart positions

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 58

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