Some Things Never Change (song)

"Some Things Never Change"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album A Place in the Sun
Released April 10, 2000
Recorded 1999-2000
Genre Country
Length 3:56
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"My Best Friend"
(1999)		 "Some Things Never Change"
(2000)		 "My Next Thirty Years"
(2000)

"My Best Friend"
(1999)		 "Some Things Never Change"
(2000)		 "My Next Thirty Years"
(2000)

"Some Things Never Change" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and Brad Crisler and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in April 2000 as the fourth single from McGraw's album A Place in the Sun. While it went to number 1 in Canada, it peaked only at number 7 in the US, and was the only single from the album not to reach number 1 in the US. It also peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the single, "offers a pretty, lilting melody, understated acoustic instrumentation, and another nice performance from McGraw." She proceeds saying that what McGraw lacks in vocal gymnastics he has always, "more than made up for in personality, and the current single is no exception." However, she states that "while the melody tends to grow on you, there's not a whole lot going on otherwise that makes this track grab attention."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a C grade, saying that it "goes nowhere lyrically or melodically, and there isn’t a drum beat or steel guitar hook around to save it.", and that the song is such an "easy listening number that’s so easy to listen to, it might put you to sleep."[3]

Chart positions

"Some Things Never Change" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 15, 2000.

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 58
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 42

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ Billboard, April 15, 2000
  3. ↑ CountryUniverse.net Song review
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7185." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 10, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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