Wild Horses (Garth Brooks song)

"Wild Horses" is a song co-written by Bill Shore and David Wills, recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks on his breakthrough album No Fences in 1990. The song was not released as a single until November 2000, when it was released with a re-recorded vocal track.[1] It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"Wild Horses"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album No Fences
ReleasedNovember 20, 2000
Recorded1990 (instruments)
2000 (vocals)
GenreCountry
Length3:08
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Bill Shore, David Wills
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Katie Wants a Fast One"
(2000)
"Wild Horses"
(2000)
"Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)"
(2001)

Content

On the surface, this song is about a cowboy's struggle between the love of the rodeo life and the love of a woman. He repeatedly promises to her that he will quit riding, but repeatedly breaks these promises because "wild horses keep dragging [him] away." As the song progresses he's preparing to "make her one more promise that [he] can't keep." It can be interpreted to be about a man who is repeatedly unfaithful and is forgiven, but knows his significant other will eventually stop forgiving him ("The way I love the rodeo / I guess I should let her go / before I hurt her more than she loves me").

Chart performance

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 50

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 40

References


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