Just to See You Smile

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"Just to See You Smile"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Everywhere
B-side"One of These Days"
ReleasedAugust 9, 1997 (1997-08-09)
Recorded1997
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Everywhere"
(1997) 		"Just to See You Smile"
(1997) 		"One of These Days"
(1998)

"Just to See You Smile" is a song written by

Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.[1] It was also the longest chart run for any country single in the 1990s.[2] The song was also released by Mitchell Tenpenny
in 2018. No music video was made for this song.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying McGraw "plays his cards so close to his chest that upon first listen, you may only pick up on his unconditional love and selflessness toward the girl who’s been stringing him along for all these years."[3]

Track listing

Single

  1. Just To See You Smile 3:34
  2. Everywhere 4:50

Chart performance

"Just to See You Smile" debuted in August 1997 and surged in November. It became McGraw's third consecutive No. 1 single from Everywhere and his seventh overall, spending six weeks atop the

Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart in January and February 1998. It was also McGraw's second single to be declared by Billboard as the Number One country single of the year.

Chart history

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 28
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors - Bio". About.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  2. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2
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  3. ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3449." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 9, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – Just to See You Smile". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
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