When I Said I Do

"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.

"When I Said I Do"
Single by Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black
from the album D'lectrified
B-side"You Don't Need Me Now"[1]
ReleasedAugust 30, 1999
GenreCountry
Length4:30 (album version)
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Clint Black
Producer(s)Clint Black
Clint Black singles chronology
"You Don't Need Me Now"
(1999)		 "When I Said I Do"
(1999)		 "Been There"
(2000)
Lisa Hartman Black singles chronology
"When I Said I Do"
(1999)		 "Easy for Me to Say"
(2001)

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.

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 31
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1999) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 75
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 65
Chart (2000) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 45

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9996." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 6, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. "Clint Black Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  7. "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.


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