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Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me

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"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Golden Road
Released8 July 2003
Recorded2001–2002
GenreCountry, country rock
Length4:15 (album version)
3:41 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Monty Powell
Keith Urban
Producer(s)Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Raining on Sunday"
(2003)
"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
(2003)
"You'll Think of Me"
(2004)

"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2003 as the third single from his 2002 album Golden Road. The song became his third number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Urban wrote this song with Monty Powell.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Sam Erickson and premiered in mid 2003. It features footage from Urban's 2003 summer tour, as well as shots of Urban riding a motorcycle.

Personnel

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The following musicians perform on this track:[1]

Chart positions

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 30
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 20

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.
  2. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 27, 2024.