Two Sparrows in a Hurricane

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"Two Sparrows in a Hurricane"
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Can't Run from Yourself
B-side "Danger Ahead" [1]
ReleasedSeptember 1992
Genre Country
Length4:08
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Mark Alan Springer
Producer(s) Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight"
(1992)		"Two Sparrows in a Hurricane"
(1992)		"It's a Little Too Late"
(1993)

"Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" is a song written by Mark Alan Springer and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in September 1992 as the first single from the album Can't Run from Yourself . The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December, behind George Strait's "I Cross My Heart". [1]

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Music video

The music video was directed by Joanne Gardner and premiered in October 1992. It shows Tanya performing the song against a rose-colored background and a black background, as well as a storyline involving a couple in three time periods in an apartment bedroom. First, the young woman walks to an open window as the man comes through to see her. She gives her flowers, which she puts on the nightstand. The next scene shows them as now parents with two kids (one of which is a newborn) playing around on the bed. The man sees the woman is tired and tries to talk to her, but she just lets it go. She is then seen kissing the now dressed man. The final scene shows the couple as now elderly and living in the same apartment. The woman is first seen reading as the man comes in. He picks up his glasses and a newspaper and sits beside her. The man is then seen in bed; she comes over and kisses him and they smile at each other. It ends with a dedication to Tanya's parents (Beau and Juanita), who celebrated their 50th anniversary the year the video was made.

Chart performance

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 100
Chart (1993)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 85

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References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 431–432. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1828." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 26, 1992. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM . December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.


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