Write This Down (song)

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"Write This Down"
Single by George Strait
from the album Always Never the Same
B-side "4 Minus 3 Equals Zero"
ReleasedMarch 18, 1999
Genre Country
Length3:39
Label MCA Nashville 72095
Songwriter(s) Dana Hunt Black
Kent Robbins
Producer(s) Tony Brown
George Strait [1]
George Strait singles chronology
"Meanwhile"
(1999)
"Write This Down"
(1999)
"What Do You Say to That"
(1999)

"Write This Down" is a song written by Dana Hunt Black and Kent Robbins and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1999 as the second single from Strait's album Always Never the Same . It was Strait's 35th number one single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of his most successful crossover singles to date.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen, Bill Young, and Jack Hattingh. It is a live video, filmed at his concert at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and premiered in mid-1999.

Chart positions

Peak positions

"Write This Down" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 13, 1999.

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 27
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 98
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Write This Down
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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