Tonight I Climbed the Wall
"Tonight I Climbed the Wall" | ||||
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Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
from the album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) | ||||
B-side | "Up to My Ears in Tears" | |||
Released | January 25, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville 12514 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Jackson | |||
Producer(s) | Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall | |||
Alan Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"Tonight I Climbed the Wall" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from his album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love). It peaked at number 4 on both the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] This broke a string of ten consecutive singles by Jackson that had peaked in the top 3 of Billboard's Hot Country chart.
Content
The song discusses a couple that had been fighting. They had built a wall between them with all of the arguing and now the man in the song climbed that wall. He put all the disagreements behind them and went to his wife. After he made the climb and admitted his faults, he realized the things they were fighting over were small and unimportant.
Music video
The music video was directed by Jim Shea, is entirely in black and white, and premiered in early 1993. It switches between scenes of Alan performing live and a woman walking around on a farm. This is one of only twice when Jackson appears without his trademark mustache, the second time being in the music video for "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" in 2012.
Chart positions
"Tonight I Climbed the Wall" debuted at number 73 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of February 6, 1993.
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 57 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 53 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1774." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 8, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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