Half Way Up

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"Half Way Up"
Single by Clint Black
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Cadillac Jack Favor"[1]
ReleasedNovember 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)
GenreCountry
Length3:58
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas
Producer(s)James Stroud
Clint Black[2]
Clint Black singles chronology
"Like the Rain"
(1996)
"Half Way Up"
(1996)
"Still Holding On"
(1997)

"Half Way Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American

Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] It was written by Black with Hayden Nicholas
.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "positively insinuating groove." She goes on to say that Black's "textured performance and meaty lyric as calling cards should make it a quick favorite."[3]

Chart positions

"Half Way Up" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 30, 1996.

Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 23
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 48

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ The Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1996. RCA07863-66671-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ISSN 0006-2510
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  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9810." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 10, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.