Write This Down (song) - Misplaced Pages

"Write This Down" is a song written by Dana Hunt Black and Kent Robbins and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1999 as the second single from Strait's album Always Never the Same. It was Strait's 35th number one single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of his most successful crossover singles to date.

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen, Bill Young, and Jack Hattingh. It is a live video, filmed at his concert at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and premiered in mid-1999.

Chart positions

Peak positions

"Write This Down" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 13, 1999.

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	7
US Billboard Hot 100	98
US Country Songs (Billboard)	2

Certifications

Certifications for *Write This Down*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Always Never the Same (CD booklet). George Strait. MCA Records Nashville. 1999. MCAD-70050.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8399." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 5, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
"George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
"Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
"Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"American single certifications – George Strait – Write This Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

v t e George Strait 1990s singles
Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"
Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"
Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"
Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"
Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"
Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"
Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"
Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"
Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"
One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"
Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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