Wrong Place, Wrong Time

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"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"
Single by Mark Chesnutt
from the album Wings
B-side"As the Honky Tonk Turns"
ReleasedMay 4, 1996
GenreCountry
Length3:33
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Scott Miller, Jimmy Alan Stewart
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings"
(1996)
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"
(1996)
"It's a Little Too Late"
(1996)

"Wrong Place, Wrong Time" is a song written by Scott Miller and Jimmy Alan Stewart, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in May 1996 as the third single from the album Wings. The song reached #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Content

The song chronicles two men who go out together one night, but undergo experiences that they declare put them in the "wrong place, wrong time".

Critical reception

A review in Billboard praised the use of piano and harmonica in the production, along with Chesnutt's vocal performance.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 13
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 37

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 80.
  2. ^ "Reviews". Billboard: 84. May 25, 1996.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3052." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 5, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.