The Time Has Come (Martina McBride song)

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"The Time Has Come"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album The Time Has Come
B-side "The Rope" [1]
ReleasedMay 1992
Genre Country
Length2:32
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Susan Longacre, Lonnie Wilson
Producer(s) Paul Worley, Ed Seay
Martina McBride singles chronology
"The Time Has Come"
(1992)
"That's Me"
(1992)

"The Time Has Come" is a song written by Susan Longacre and Lonnie Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in May 1992 as her debut single and taken from her debut studio album of the same name. The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Kate Ryan.

Track listing

  1. "The Time Has Come" – 2:32
  2. "The Rope" – 3:58

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 11
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 23

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