You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody
"You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Lead On | ||||
B-side | "What Am I Waiting For" | |||
Released | December 5, 1994 | |||
Format | CD single, 7" single | |||
Recorded | April 19, 1994[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | MCA 54964 | |||
Writer(s) | Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown, George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" is a song written by Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark, and recorded by American country singer George Strait. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from his album Lead On.
Contents
Content
The song is about a man who proposes to his girlfriend, but she rejects it. In a play on the proverb, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink," the woman tearfully explains that—despite her best efforts—she is simply not in love with her boyfriend ("You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make him fall").
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a fine ballad. He goes on to say that Strait and co-producer Tony Brown have "refined the song search process to a science, and the singer outdoes himself here."[2]
Chart positions
"You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 24, 1994.
Chart (1994–1995) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 2 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1995) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 28 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 42 |
Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 11, 1995 |
Succeeded by "This Woman and This Man" by Clay Walker |
References
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- ↑ Billboard, January 7, 1995
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7968." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 13, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for George Strait.
- ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
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External links
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- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
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- Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
- MCA Records singles
- 1990s country song stubs