One Boy, One Girl Explained

One Boy, One Girl
Cover:oneboyonegirl..jpg
Type:single
Artist:Collin Raye
Album:I Think About You
B-Side:I Love Being Wrong
Released:July 25, 1995
Recorded:1995
Genre:Country
Length:4:03
Label:Epic
Producer:John Hobbs
Ed Seay
Paul Worley
Prev Title:If I Were You
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Not That Different
Next Year:1995

"One Boy, One Girl" is a song written by Mark Alan Springer and Shaye Smith, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in July 1995 as the first single from his album, I Think About You. It peaked at #2 in the United States and #4 in Canada. It also peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Content

The song's narrator talks about the virtues of one boy, and one girl...from their meeting and courtship, then their marriage, then their birth of their twins (which just so happen to be one boy and one girl). The video shows Raye at a campfire with the parents and their twins and a few others. The song was also used prominently in the Owen Hart documentary “The Life & Death of Owen Hart”.

Music video

The music video for the song consisted of Collin Raye singing the song to a group of people around the campfire at night.

Chart positions

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 95
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 16

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995. RPM. December 18, 1995. July 21, 2013.
  3. Web site: Best of 1995: Country Songs . . . 1995. July 21, 2013.