"On a Mission" | ||||
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Single by Trick Pony | ||||
from the album On a Mission | ||||
Released | August 26, 2002 [1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Chuck Howard | |||
Trick Pony singles chronology | ||||
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"On a Mission" is a song recorded by American country music group Trick Pony. The song was written by member Ira Dean along with David Lee Murphy, and Kim Tribble and produced by Chuck Howard. It was released on August 26, 2002 as the lead single from the group's second studio album On a Mission (2002).
It reached number 19 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming their fourth and final top-20 hit. [2]
"On a Mission" is an up-beat song about the narrator happily celebrates her breakup by going to a bar and causing a scene so she can forget the night.
The song is set in the key of Eb major with a vocal range of Eb3–Db5, with a tempo of 160bpm. [3]
The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered on September 22, 2002 to CMT. [4]
"On a Mission" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of August 31, 2002, at number 58. It reached number 19 on the chart on January 11, 2003, spending 24 weeks in total. After the underperformance of the following single "A Boy Like You" and its parent album, Trick Pony were dropped from Warner Bros. Nashville.
Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] | 10 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 19 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard) [7] | 99 |
Chart (2003) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard) [8] | 87 |
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