Go On (George Strait song)
| "Go On" | ||||
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| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album George Strait | ||||
| B-side | "Murder on Music Row"[1] | |||
| Released | July 10, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | MCA Nashville #172169 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Martin Mark Nesler | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown George Strait[2] | |||
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"Go On" is a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in July 2000 as the lead-off single from his self-titled album.
Content
[edit]The narrator lends a sympathetic ear to a woman who caught her ex-lover cheating. The narrator keeps interrupting her and then apologizes and tells her to "go on". The song hints at the beginning of a new relationship with the narrator and the woman.
Critical reception
[edit]An uncredited article from the Toledo Blade said that "Go On" was "typical of Strait's style on many of his mid-tempo songs[…]and the lyrics give a clever but mature view about life going on in the wake of a broken heart."[3] Greg Crawford, in an article from the Orlando Sentinel, said that Strait "push[es] the rarely heard upper limits of his vocal range,"[4] and an uncredited Hartford Courant review wrote that the song had a "breezy chorus hook."[5] Chuck Taylor in his review of the single for Billboard Magazine said that the song has a "conversational quality that almost makes listeners feel as if they are eavesdropping on a private discussion and privy to the beginnings of a blossoming new romance." He also said that Strait delivers the lyric effortlessly and that the song has a "lilting, inviting melody that is perfectly suited for summertime airwaves."[6]
Chart performance
[edit]"Go On" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 29, 2000. The song spent twenty-two weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, peaking at number two and holding the position for three weeks.[1] The song also reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks charts dated for the week ending October 16, 2000, and held that position for one week.[7] The song's b-side, "Murder on Music Row", charted at number 38 on the country music charts within the same timespan.
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 40 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 31 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ George Strait (CD booklet). George Strait. MCA Records Nashville. 2000. 0881701432.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Strait in the Saddle". Toledo Blade. 28 September 2000.
- ^ Crawford, Greg (29 September 2000). "Country Music, Strait Up". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ "CD Reviews: New Releases". Hartford Courant. 21 September 2000. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. 29 July 2000.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks chart for October 16, 2000". RPM. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7113." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 16, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
