On a Mission (Trick Pony song)

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"On a Mission"
Single by Trick Pony
from the album On a Mission
ReleasedAugust 26, 2002
Genre Country
Length3:00
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s) Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy, Kim Tribble
Producer(s) Chuck Howard
Trick Pony singles chronology
"Just What I Do"
(2002)
"On a Mission"
(2002)
"A Boy Like You"
(2003)

"On a Mission" is a song written by Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy and Kim Tribble, and recorded by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released in August 2002 as the first single and title track from the album On a Mission . The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in mid-2002.

Chart performance

"On a Mission" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 31, 2002.

Chart (2002-2003)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 10

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References

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