Sittin' on Go

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"Sittin' on Go"
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Single by Bryan White
from the album Between Now and Forever
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1997
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length3:08
Label Asylum
Songwriter(s) Rick Bowles, Josh Leo
Producer(s) Billy Joe Walker Jr., Kyle Lehning
Bryan White singles chronology
"That's Another Song"
(1996)
"Sittin' on Go"
(1997)
"Love Is the Right Place"
(1997)

"Sittin' on Go" is a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo, and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White. It was released in February 1997 as the fourth and final single from his album Between Now and Forever . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, giving White his fourth and final Number One single.

Contents

Content

The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator is addressing his lover, who is reluctant to begin a relationship with him. The narrator, who wants to begin the relationship, tells her that he is ready for her to give in, and is "sittin' on go" until she is ready.

The verses are in the key of A major, with a modulation upward to B major on the chorus. [1]

Critical reception

Robert Eisele of The Kansas City Star wrote that the song was "easily digested and just as easily forgotten." [2] A review of the song in Radio & Records wrote that "Judicious use of an electric guitar's whammy bar opens the latest hook-laden single". [3]

Chart positions

"Sittin' on Go" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of March 1, 1997. [4]

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 24
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 19

Personnel

The following musicians played on this track. [9]

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References

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  2. Eisele, Robert (16 August 1998). "White, Rimes offer uneven performance". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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