Blessed (Martina McBride song)
Appearance
"Blessed" | |
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Song | |
B-side | "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"[1] |
"Blessed" is a song written by Brett James, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from her Greatest Hits album. In March 2002, it became her fifth and last No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Content
The narrator talks about how she is blessed in many ways.
Music video
The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 2001.
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
- Matt Chamberlain — drums
- David Huff — programming
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson — background vocals
- Troy Lancaster — electric guitar
- B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
- Martina McBride — lead and background vocals
- Jerry McPherson — electric guitar
- Steve Nathan — Hammond B-3 organ
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin — violin, viola, cello
Chart performance
"Blessed" debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 3, 2001.
Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 31 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2002) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012.