| "He Won't Give In" | ||||
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| Single byKathy Mattea | ||||
| from the albumFrom My Heart | ||||
| B-side | "I Believe I Could Fall In Love (With Loving You)" | |||
| Released | May 1985 (1985-05) | |||
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Pierce | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Kathy Mattea singles chronology | ||||
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"He Won't Give In" is a song written by Johnny Pierce, and recorded by Americancountry music artist,Kathy Mattea. It was released in May 1985 as the second single from her albumFrom My Heart. The song was Mattea's fourth single to reach the top 40 of the American country chart.
Before reaching commercial success with 1986'sWalk the Way the Wind Blows (which spawned four top ten singles), Kathy Mattea recorded two studio albums with PolyGram/Mercury that produced several unsuccessful (but charting) singles.[2] Among her early singles was 1985's "He Won't Give In". The song was composed by Johnny Pierce. The track was recorded atJack's Tracks, a studio located inNashville, Tennessee. The session for the track was produced byAllen Reynolds.[3]
"He Won't Give In" was released by Mercury/PolyGram in May 1985 as a vinyl single. It was backed on theB-side by the song, "I Believe I Could Fall In Love (With Loving You)".[3] The single debuted on the AmericanBillboardHot Country Songs chart on July 6, 1985. It spent 19 weeks there and peaked at number 22 on September 14, 1985. It became Mattea's fourth top 40 chart entry on the country songs list.[4] It later appeared on Mattea's second studio album which was titledFrom My Heart.[5]
7" vinyl single[3]
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 22 |