Untanglin' My Mind

1994 single by Clint Black
"Untanglin' My Mind"
Single by Clint Black
from the album One Emotion
B-side"I Can Get By"[1]
ReleasedSeptember 1994 (1994-09)
GenreCountry
Length3:24
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Clint Black
Merle Haggard
Producer(s)James Stroud
Clint Black[2]
Clint Black singles chronology
"Half the Man"
(1994)
"Untanglin' My Mind"
(1994)
"Wherever You Go"
(1995)

"Untanglin' My Mind" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. Black wrote the song with Merle Haggard. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from the album One Emotion. The song peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] Haggard also recorded the song on his 1996 album 1996. [3]

Content

The song is a ballad in which the narrator states that if anyone were to ask his now ex-lover where he's gone to, that she should state he's elsewhere.

Critical reception

Mike Joyce of The Washington Post gave the song a positive review, saying that it was "the album's best tune" and saying that it showed the similarities in Black's and Haggard's styles.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Clint Black himself and premiered in October 1994.

Chart positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 4

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ One Emotion (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1994. 0786366419-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ McCall, Michael. "1996 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Joyce, Mike (16 October 1994). "Wry Country Misery Of Honky-Tonk Laments These Three Acts Sing". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2674." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 5, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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