| "Just to See You Smile" | ||||
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| Single byTim McGraw | ||||
| from the albumEverywhere | ||||
| B-side | "One of These Days" | |||
| Released | August 9, 1997 (1997-08-09) | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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| Tim McGraw singles chronology | ||||
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"Just to See You Smile" is a song written byMark Nesler andTony Martin, and recorded by Americancountry music artistTim McGraw. It was released in August 1997 as the third single from McGraw's fourth studio albumEverywhere. Having spent 42 weeks on theBillboard chart, it set what was then a record for being the longest-running single on theBillboard country chart since the inception ofNielsen SoundScan in 1990.[1] It was also the longest chart run for any country single in the 1990s.[2] The song was also released byMitchell Tenpenny in 2018.
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying McGraw "plays his cards so close to his chest that upon first listen, you may only pick up on his unconditional love and selflessness toward the girl who’s been stringing him along for all these years."[3]
Single
"Just to See You Smile" debuted in August 1997 and surged in November. It became McGraw's third consecutive No. 1 single fromEverywhere and his seventh overall, spending six weeks atop theBillboard magazineHot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January and February 1998. It was also McGraw's second single to be declared byBillboard as the Number One country single of the year.
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 28 |
| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
