Probably Wouldn't Be This Way

"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" is a song written by John Kennedy and Tammi Kidd, and recorded by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes. It was released in April 2005 as the second single from the album This Woman.

"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album This Woman
ReleasedApril 2, 2005
GenreCountry
Length3:37
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)John Kennedy
Tammi Kidd
Producer(s)Dann Huff
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense"
(2005)		 "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
(2005)		 "Something's Gotta Give"
(2006)

Content

It is generally accepted as a haunting song with a darker tone. Although considered by many to be a typical break-up song, the lyrics, "You ought'a see the way these people look at me / When they see me 'round here talkin' to this stone," suggest that the song is actually about the death of a lover. She is singing about her husband. She wears a wedding ring. She mourns at a stone. It os a tragic song about a couple who never got to see their dreams realized together.

In an interview with Biography, LeAnn explains that "the story is of a woman who is mourning the loss of losing her lover and doesn't know if she can move on again from that."

Chart performance
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[1] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 54
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 8

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 26
Chart (2006) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 19

Music video

In the music video, which was directed by David McClister, LeAnn Rimes is wearing a ring on her ring finger, suggesting that she was married. Towards the beginning of the video, a wedding dress and flowers are in her house that would usually be seen at a funeral. Other scenes show her knocking feathers out of a pillow, lying on a bed, and trying to attempt suicide by drowning in a bathtub.

The music video was ranked 29th on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos.[7]

References
  1. "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 14, 2005.
  2. "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  3. "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  4. "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  5. "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  6. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  7. "100 Greatest Videos". Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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