We Danced Anyway
| "We Danced Anyway" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Deana Carter | ||||
| from the album Did I Shave My Legs for This? | ||||
| B-side | "Rita Valentine"[1] | |||
| Released | December 9, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Farren | |||
| Deana Carter singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "We Danced Anyway" on YouTube | ||||
"We Danced Anyway" is a song written by Randy Scruggs and Matraca Berg, and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in December 1996 as the second single and second Number One hit from her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song spent 2 weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and six non-consecutive weeks at the top of Canada's RPM Country Tracks. It was also the RPM chart number-one single of the year in 1997.
Content
[edit]In the lyrics, the singer recounts happy memories of dancing in a "happy little foreign town" with a lover, and invites her lover to dance again.
Music video
[edit]The music video for "We Danced Anyway" was shot in Puerto Rico, and directed by Roger Pistole. Scenes of Carter dancing joyfully on a city street are mixed with scenes of her on a tropical beach. She is seen by herself, but also with her lover as well, and scenes of native islanders are shown as well.
Chart performance
[edit]"We Danced Anyway" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of December 14, 1996.[2] The song peaked at Number One on the chart in March 1997 becoming Carter's second number one hit overall.
| Chart (1996-1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 72 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 1 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard - Hot Country Songs - We Danced Anyway - Dec 14 1996
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7790." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 24, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Deana Carter Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Deana Carter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
