Perfect (Sara Evans song)

"Perfect" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in September 2003 as the second single from her 2003 album Restless. The song became Evans' fifth Top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with a peak at number 2. Evans wrote this song with Tom Shapiro and Tony Martin.

"Perfect"
Single by Sara Evans
from the album Restless
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreCountry
Length4:01
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Sara Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin
Producer(s)Sara Evans, Paul Worley
Sara Evans singles chronology
"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"
(2003)
"Perfect"
(2003)
"Suds in the Bucket"
(2004)
Music video
"Perfect" at CMT.com

Music video edit

The music video for the song, directed by Bobby G., features Evans singing the song with an old-fashioned microphone in a T-shirt and jeans, as well driving a red car through the desert. It was shot at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in California's Mojave Desert.

The video reached the top of CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of January 8, 2004.

Chart performance edit

"Perfect" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 20, 2003.

Chart (2003-2004) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[1] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 46

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2004) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 17

References edit

  1. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.