| Carried Away | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Strait |
| Album: | Blue Clear Sky |
| B-Side: | Do the Right Thing |
| Released: | June 3, 1996 |
| Recorded: | September 25, 1995[1] |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | MCA Nashville 55204 |
| Producer: | Tony Brown George Strait |
| Prev Title: | Blue Clear Sky |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | I Can Still Make Cheyenne |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Carried Away" is a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from Strait's 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. In August of that year, it became Strait's 30th number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The song was one of two George Strait songs (the other being "One Night at a Time") to be nominated for Single of the Year at the 1997 Country Music Association awards.[2]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the strongest thing about the single is Strait's "heartfelt delivery." She goes on to say that "the melody is pretty, but the lyric just seems a little clichéd and unworthy of Strait's vocal gifts.[3]
"Carried Away" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 18, 1996.
| Chart (1996) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 49 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 18 |