Like There Ain't No Yesterday
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| "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" | ||||
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| Single by Blackhawk | ||||
| from the album Strong Enough | ||||
| B-side | "A Kiss Is Worth a Thousand Words" | |||
| Released | November 6, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Walt Aldridge, Mark Narmore | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Bright | |||
| Blackhawk singles chronology | ||||
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"Like There Ain't No Yesterday" is a song recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in November 1995 as the second single from their album Strong Enough. It peaked at number 3 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their second number-one hit in Canada. The song was written by Walt Aldridge and Mark Narmore.
Content[edit]
The song's narrator has lost a former lover in the past, but he knows that that was then, and he decides to find someone new, and love her like there ain't no yesterday.
Critical reception[edit]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Paul's voice grabs you and pulls you into this well-written tune "from the a capella opening line." She goes on to say that Robbins and Van Stephenson "add their considerable talents, and the result is one of the best country singles this year."[1]
Chart performance[edit]
"Like There Ain't No Yesterday" debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of November 11, 1995, and peaked at number 3 on the week of February 17, 1996. It reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada on the week of February 26, 1996.
| Chart (1995-1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 30 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 73 |
References[edit]
- ^ Billboard, November 11, 1995
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2896." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 26, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Blackhawk Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
