| She Was | |
| Cover: | Mark Chesnutt She Was single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mark Chesnutt |
| Album: | Mark Chesnutt |
| Released: | February 4, 2002 |
| Recorded: | January 2002 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:21 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Billy Joe Walker Jr. |
| Prev Title: | Lost in the Feeling |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | I Want My Baby Back |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
"She Was" is a song written by Jimmy Melton and Neal Coty, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in February 2002 as the lead-off single from his self-titled album. It peaked at number 11 on the United States country music charts, and number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]
The song describes a girl who is asked if she's sure that her lover is the one, and she was. It then describes the life of the same woman who knew what she wanted and did it. Throughout the song, it is revealed that the narrator is a child of the mother.
The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in early 2002. It was also the last music video Chesnutt ever made.
The song was later recorded by Joe Nichols on his 2022 album Good Day for Living.
"She Was" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of February 9, 2002. This was Chesnutt's final top twenty hit.
. The Billboard Book Of Top Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 362.