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Probably Wouldn't Be This Way

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"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album This Woman
ReleasedMarch 21, 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)

"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" is a song recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was written by John Kennedy and Tammi Kidd and produced by Dann Huff. It was released on March 21, 2005, as the second single from Rimes's seventh studio album This Woman (2005).

It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Songs. It was also a crossover hit, peaking at number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, it rose to number 19 on the country music chart and number 18 on the adult contemporary chart.

Music video

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In the music video, LeAnn Rimes is wearing a wedding ring. A wedding dress and funeral flowers are in her house. Scenes show her knocking feathers out of a pillow, lying on a bed, and attempting suicide by drowning in a bathtub.

Charts

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Chart (2005-2006) Peak
position
Canada AC (Radio & Records)[1] 18
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[2] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 54
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 8

Year-end charts

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Chart (2005) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 26
Chart (2006) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 19

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 21, 2005 Country radio Asylum-Curb [8]
January 9, 2006 Adult contemporary radio [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Canada AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1655. April 28, 2006. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1628. October 14, 2005. p. 50.
  3. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  4. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  5. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  6. ^ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 18, 2005. p. 21.
  9. ^ "Going for Adds - AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. January 6, 2006. p. 21.
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