I Cross My Heart
"I Cross My Heart" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Pure Country | ||||
B-side | "You're Right, I'm Wrong" | |||
Released | September 28, 1992 | |||
Recorded | April 16, 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville 54478 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"I Cross My Heart" is a song written by Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz, and performed by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1992 as the first single to his album Pure Country, which is also the soundtrack to the movie of the same title. It reached number-one in both the United States and Canada. The song is featured as the movie's finale.
Music video
The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo, and consists entirely of scenes from the film, Strait's next music video "Heartland" also exclusively used scenes from Pure Country. These two videos were released consecutively as were the singles.
Chart positions
"I Cross My Heart" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 3, 1992 and peaked at number one on December 5, 1992. Since it became available for digital download, the song has sold 992,000 digital copies in the United States as of January 2015.[1]
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 81 |
References
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 19, 2016). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: January 19, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1867." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
External links
- 1992 singles
- George Strait songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
- Songs written by Steve Dorff
- Songs written by Eric Kaz
- Country ballads
- MCA Nashville Records singles
- 1992 songs
- 1990s country song stubs