It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings
| "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" | ||||
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| File:Mark Chesnutt It Wouldnt Hurt single.png | ||||
| Single by Mark Chesnutt | ||||
| from the album Wings | ||||
| B-side | "I May Be a Fool"[1] | |||
| Released | December 18, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Writer(s) | Jerry Foster, Roger Lavoie, Johnny Morris | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
| Mark Chesnutt singles chronology | ||||
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"It Wouldn't to Have Wings" is a song written by Jerry Foster, Roger Lavoie and Johnny Morris, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in December 1995 as the second single from the album Wings. The song reached number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Chesnutt "makes the trials of heartbreak sound survivable in this fiddle-laced tune that eloquently states, 'They say time can fly like a magical thing, but it sure wouldn't hurt to have wings.'"[2]
Chart performance
"It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 30, 1995.
| Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 82 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 42 |
References
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- ↑ Billboard, December 16, 1995
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2948." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 22, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Chesnutt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mark Chesnutt.
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