Untanglin' My Mind
| "Untanglin' My Mind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Clint Black | ||||
| from the album One Emotion | ||||
| B-side | "I Can Get By"[1] | |||
| Released | September 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clint Black Merle Haggard | |||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud Clint Black[2] | |||
| Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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"Untanglin' My Mind" is a song co-written and recorded by American
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] Haggard also recorded the song on his 1996 album 1996. [3]
Content
The song is a ballad in which the narrator states that if anyone were to ask his now ex-lover where he's gone to, that she should state he's elsewhere.
Critical reception
Mike Joyce of The Washington Post gave the song a positive review, saying that it was "the album's best tune" and saying that it showed the similarities in Black's and Haggard's styles.[4]
Music video
The music video was directed by Clint Black himself and premiered in October 1994.
Chart positions
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 4 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ One Emotion (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1994. 0786366419-2.
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- ^ Joyce, Mike (16 October 1994). "Wry Country Misery Of Honky-Tonk Laments These Three Acts Sing". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2674." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 5, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.