"One Emotion" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Clint Black, co-written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. It was released in July 1995 as the fourth single from his album One Emotion.

"One Emotion"
Single by Clint Black
from the album One Emotion
B-side"You Made Me Feel"[1]
ReleasedJuly 3, 1995
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas
Producer(s)James Stroud
Clint Black[2]
Clint Black singles chronology
"Summer's Comin'"
(1995)
"One Emotion"
(1995)
"Life Gets Away"
(1995)

Critical reception

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Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "pretty love song laced with steel guitar". He went on to say, "No bells and whistles here, just Black's usually flawless delivery of a solid song."[3]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Clint Black himself and was premiered in July 1995.

Chart performance

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In the USA, the song spent 20 weeks on Hot Country Songs in 1995, debuting at number 64 on the chart for the week ending July 8 and spending two weeks at a peak of number 2.[1] In Canada, the song peaked at number one on the RPM Country Tracks charts for the week ending September 18, 1995.[4]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 30

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ One Emotion (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1994. 0786366419-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Billboard, July 22, 1995
  4. ^ "RPM Country Tracks listing for September 18, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2758." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.