She's in Love with the Boy
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| "She's in Love with the Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Trisha Yearwood | ||||
| from the album Trisha Yearwood | ||||
| B-side | "Victim of the Game" | |||
| Released | March 13, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jon Ims | |||
| Producer(s) | Garth Fundis | |||
| Trisha Yearwood singles chronology | ||||
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"She's in Love with the Boy" is a song by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was written by Jon Ims[1] and was released on March 13, 1991 as her debut single, as well as the first single from her self-titled debut album. The song reached number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and was the first of five number ones on the country chart for Yearwood.[2]
Content
[edit]The song is an upbeat ballad about a teenage couple named Katie and Tommy in a small town becoming betrothed. Katie's father does not approve of their relationship, and after the couple returns home late after a date, he angrily confronts them. But Katie's mother comes to their defense, pointing out to Katie's father that they were no different from Katie and Tommy when they were teenagers and how her own father disapproved of the relationship, but she married him anyway and that Katie will do the same with Tommy.
Critical reception
[edit]In 2014, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #129 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[3]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1991. It takes place on a farm and it shows some farm animals moving to the music and it shows shots of a pre-teen couple, a young adult couple, and an elderly couple, along with Yearwood sitting on a stool singing.
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 14 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ Interview at Taxi.com
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 402.
- ^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1598." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 17, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.