Rumor Has It (Reba McEntire song)

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"Rumor Has It"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album Rumor Has It
B-side "You Remember Me"
ReleasedNovember 26, 1990
Genre Country
Length3:48
Label MCA 53970
Songwriter(s) Bruce Burch
Vern Dant
Larry Shell
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"You Lie"
(1990)
"Rumor Has It"
(1990)
"Fancy"
(1991)

"Rumor Has It" is a song written by Bruce Burch, Vern Dant and Larry Shell, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in November 1990 as the second single and title track from her album Rumor Has It . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1991. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video was Reba's first of her career to be directed by Jack Cole (who would go on to direct many of her classic early 1990s videos) and premiered in early 1991. It depicts Reba performing the song in a smoky, deserted warehouse.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 42 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 1, 1990.

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 5
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 17

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