One Boy, One Girl

"One Boy, One Girl" is a song written by Mark Alan Springer and Shaye Smith, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in July 1995 as the first single from his album, I Think About You. It peaked at #2 in the United States and #4 in Canada. It also peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

"One Boy, One Girl"
Single by Collin Raye
from the album I Think About You
B-side"I Love Being Wrong"
ReleasedJuly 25, 1995
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length4:03
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Mark Alan Springer
Shaye Smith
Producer(s)John Hobbs
Ed Seay
Paul Worley
Collin Raye singles chronology
"If I Were You"
(1995)		 "One Boy, One Girl"
(1995)		 "Not That Different"
(1995)

Content

The song's narrator talks about the virtues of one boy, and one girl...from their meeting and courtship, then their marriage, then their birth of their twins (which just so happen to be one boy and one girl). The video shows Raye at a campfire with the parents and their twins and a few others.

Music video

The music video for the song consisted of Collin Raye singing the song to a group of people around the campfire at night.

Chart positions
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 87
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 95
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 16

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2772." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 9, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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