Couldn't Last a Moment

"Couldn't Last a Moment"
"Couldn't Last a Moment"
Single by Collin Raye
from the album Tracks
B-side	"You Still Take Me There"
Released	February 1, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	3:41
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Danny Wells; Jeffrey Steele
Producer(s)	Dann Huff; Collin Raye
Collin Raye singles chronology

"Couldn't Last a Moment" is a song written by Danny Wells and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in February 2000 as the first single from his album Tracks. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard country music charts and reached number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. It also peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Raye's third biggest crossover hit. It was Raye's last top 40 hit on the U.S. country chart.

Background[]

Raye stated that the song is one of the "most vulnerable" he's ever recorded. "The guy has his heart on his sleeve," he says. "Before, I would have been afraid to cut a song like that because it mirrored my life. Lyrically it's so vulnerable."^[1]

Content[]

In the song, the narrator expresses his feelings after breaking up with his girlfriend. He states that he "couldn't last a moment" without her and attempts to get her back.

Chart performance[]

The song debuted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated February 5, 2000.

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	43
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2000)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	26

References[]

^ "Billboard Artist of the Day: Collin Raye Lightens Up With New 'Tracks' Set". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7293." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 29, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "Billboard Artist of the Day: Collin Raye Lightens Up With New 'Tracks' Set". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7293." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 29, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Collin_Raye-3] "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Collin_Raye-4] "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[5] "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

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Studio albums	All I Can Be In This Life Extremes I Think About You Christmas: The Gift The Walls Came Down Counting Sheep Tracks Can't Back Down Twenty Years and Change Never Going Back
Compilation albums	The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits
Notable singles	"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" "Love, Me" "Every Second" "In This Life" "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" "Somebody Else's Moon" "That Was a River" "That's My Story" "Little Rock" "Man of My Word" "My Kind of Girl" "If I Were You" "One Boy, One Girl" "Not That Different" "I Think About You" "Love Remains" "What If Jesus Comes Back Like That" "On the Verge" "What the Heart Wants" "The Gift" "Little Red Rodeo" "I Can Still Feel You" "Someone You Used to Know" "Anyone Else" "Start Over Georgia" "Couldn't Last a Moment"
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