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Out Here in the Water

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"Out Here in the Water"
Single by Rebecca Lynn Howard
from the album Rebecca Lynn Howard
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)[1]
Recorded1999
StudioJavelina Recording Studios (Nashville, TN)[2]
GenreCountry blues[3]
Length3:26
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Wright
Rebecca Lynn Howard singles chronology
"When My Dreams Come True"
(1999)
"Out Here in the Water"
(2000)
"I Don't Paint Myself into Corners"
(2000)
Music video
"Out Here in the Water" on YouTube

"Out Here in the Water" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Rebecca Lynn Howard, released as the second single from her self-titled debut album (2000) on February 7, 2000. Howard co-wrote the track with Trey Bruce and Robin Lee Bruce, with Mark Wright producing it. Although it was not a commercial success, it was the highest peaking single from Howard's debut album, peaking at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Content

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The racy track uses fishing metaphors to describe a couple getting intimately together.[4][5]

Critical reception

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Phyllis Stark of Billboard named it the ninth best country song of 2000.[6]

Music video

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Guy Guillet directed the video for the track in Palmdale, California.[7] It was released on January 9, 2000 to Country Music Television (CMT).[8]

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] 73
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 54
US Country Top 50 (Radio & Records)[11] 44

References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1336. February 4, 2000. p. 70.
  2. ^ Rebecca Lynn Howard (album liner notes). Rebecca Lynn Howard. MCA Nashville Records. 2000. 170091.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Sweetland, Phil (May 18, 2000). "Nashville newcomer is a survivor". Record-Journal. p. A2. The bluesy self-written single "Out Here In The Water" is No. 74 on the charts after 12 weeks, and peaked at No. 54.
  4. ^ Theorux, Alexander (2013). The Grammar of Rock: Art and Artlessness in 20th Century Pop Lyrics. Fantagraphic Books. p. 239. ISBN 9781606996164.
  5. ^ "Heatherly a Fresh Country Diversion". Lakeland Ledger. June 2, 2000. p. 9.
  6. ^ "The Year in Music 2000". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media. December 30, 2000. p. YE-100. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Music Video: Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 31. Nielsen Business Media. July 29, 2000. p. 99. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 4. January 22, 2000. p. 116. ISSN 0006-2510.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 5614." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 10, 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  10. ^ "Rebecca Lynn Howard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1344. March 31, 2000. p. 61.