One Boy, One Girl
| "One Boy, One Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Collin Raye | ||||
| from the album I Think About You | ||||
| B-side | "I Love Being Wrong" | |||
| Released | July 25, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Alan Springer Shaye Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | John Hobbs Ed Seay Paul Worley | |||
| Collin Raye singles chronology | ||||
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"One Boy, One Girl" is a song written by Mark Alan Springer and Shaye Smith, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in July 1995 as the first single from his album, I Think About You. It peaked at #2 in the United States and #4 in Canada. It also peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Content
The song's narrator talks about the virtues of one boy, and one girl...from their meeting and courtship, then their marriage, then their birth of their twins (which just so happen to be one boy and one girl). The video shows Raye at a campfire with the parents and their twins and a few others. The song was also used prominently in the Owen Hart documentary “The Life & Death of Owen Hart”.
Music video
The music video for the song consisted of Collin Raye singing the song to a group of people around the campfire at night.
Chart positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 87 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 95 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
References
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2772." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 9, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.