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Not to be confused with I'm Tryna. 2001 single by Trace Adkins
"I'm Tryin'"
Single by Trace Adkins
from the album Chrome
B-side"Chrome"
ReleasedJuly 2, 2001
GenreCountry
Length4:45 (album version)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Jeffrey Steele
Anthony Smith
Chris Wallin
Producer(s)Dann Huff
Trace Adkins singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Love You Anyway"
(2000) 		"I'm Tryin'"
(2001) 		"Help Me Understand"
(2002)

"I'm Tryin'" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin, and Anthony Smith and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It released in July 2001 as the lead-off single from his album Chrome. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Content

"I'm Tryin'" is a mid-tempo narrated by a man who has been divorced for two years and is facing troubles in his life, such as working double shifts just to make enough money to pay alimony to his ex-wife. In the chorus, the man expresses his struggles.

The song is composed in the key of A flat major. Jeffrey Steele, Anthony Smith, and Chris Wallin composed the song during a writing session in which they also wrote "3 Seconds" for Sammy Kershaw and Lorrie Morgan. Steele suggested the central premise of the song, and then the other two added lines until they felt the song was completed. Steele told the blog The Boot in 2020 that he came up with the opening line "This gettin' up early, pullin' double shifts / Gonna make an old man of me long before I ever get rich", while Wallin suggested the next line in which the narrator is revealed to be recently divorced. Steele also described the song as "very Beatles-ish".

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann, and was filmed in Toronto.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Chart positions

"I'm Tryin'" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 7, 2001.

Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 6
US Billboard Hot 100 44

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard) 53
Chart (2002) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard) 50

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "'Tryin'' comes easy for writing trio". The Tennessean. November 3, 2001. pp. 3D. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. "Story behind the song: Trace Adkins, 'I'm Tryin''". The Boot. May 21, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. Chrome (CD booklet). Trace Adkins. Capitol Records. 2002. 30618.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  8. "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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