When I Said I Do Explained

When I Said I Do
Cover:When I Said I Do Clint Black.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black
Album:D'lectrified
B-Side:"You Don't Need Me Now"[1]
Released:August 30, 1999
Genre:Country
Length:4:30
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Clint Black
Chronology:Clint Black
Prev Title:You Don't Need Me Now
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Been There
Next Year:2000

"When I Said I Do" is a song written by American country music singer Clint Black, and recorded by Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black as a duet. It was released in August 1999 as the first single from Black's album D'lectrified. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a crossover hit. It is one of only two chart singles for Lisa Hartman Black. The song was later covered by then-husband and wife Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore on their album Things That Lovers Do.

Content

This song discusses the narrators' vow to stay together until the end of their lives.

Music video

The music video was directed by Clint Black himself and premiered in September 1999.

Chart performance

"When I Said I Do" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 4, 1999. For the chart dated December 4, 1999, it became Clint's thirteenth and final number one single on that chart, and the only number one single for Lisa. The following week, it fell to number two, being replaced at the top by Brad Paisley's "He Didn't Have to Be". It then returned to number one on the chart dated December 18 for a second and final week, making for two nonconsecutive weeks at the top.

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 75
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 65

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 50–51. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999. RPM. December 13, 1999. July 7, 2013.
  3. Best of 1999: Country Songs . . . 1999. July 7, 2013.
  4. Best of 2000: Country Songs . . . 2000 . August 16, 2012.